School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.5 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica is 1.5 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica peaked at 1.86 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.19 GPIA, in 2013.
Dominica ranks 17th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.37 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.32 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.36 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.33 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.51 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.57 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.48 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.86 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 1.55 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5 GPIA | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.57 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.86 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.49 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 14 Georgia 1.55 GPIA compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 GPIA compare
- 16 Tonga 1.52 GPIA compare
- 18 South Africa 1.5 GPIA compare
- 19 Seychelles 1.49 GPIA compare
- 20 Slovenia 1.43 GPIA compare
More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Dominica was 1.5 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Dominica ranks 17th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release