School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 1.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.69 years
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
6th
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.98 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.5596 years
in 2001
Years of data
16
1999–2023
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica stood at 1.69 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 1.98 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5596 years, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 6th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.627 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.5891 years | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5596 years | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5992 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.42 years | +136.4% |
| 2004 | 1.45 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.42 years | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6 years | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.55 years | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.21 years | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 1.55 years | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8222 years | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 1.52 years | +84.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9483 years | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.98 years | +108.7% |
| 2023 | 1.69 years | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.627 years | 0.627 years | 0.627 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 years | 0.5596 years | 1.6 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.33 years | 0.8222 years | 1.55 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.54 years | 0.9483 years | 1.98 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 3 Anguilla 0.499 years compare
- 3 Singapore 2.32 years compare
- 4 New Zealand 1.82 years compare
- 5 Grenada 1.77 years compare
- 7 Gibraltar 1.65 years compare
- 8 Seychelles 1.6 years compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 1.57 years 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, both sexes in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica was 1.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5596 years in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 6th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release