Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica
Dominica: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 13.3 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica is 13.3 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica peaked at 14.42 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.3 years, in 2011.
Dominica ranks 92nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.42 years | — |
| 2001 | 14.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.14 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.3 years | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.15 years | 13.97 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 years | 13.3 years | 13.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 years | 13.3 years | 13.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 89 Romania 13.51 years compare
- 90 Afghanistan 13.36 years compare
- 91 Fiji 13.35 years compare
- 93 Brunei Darussalam 13.25 years compare
- 94 Egypt 13.24 years compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 13.23 years compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 511 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 148 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 676 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 679 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,483 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,427 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0824 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Dominica was 13.3 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 years in 2011.
- How does Dominica rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Dominica ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.