School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 2.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 2.27 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Dominica peaked at 2.74 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6806 years, in 2001.
That places Dominica 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7726 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.6999 years | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6806 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7143 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.66 years | +133.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.89 years | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.22 years | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 2.04 years | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.15 years | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.71 years | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9669 years | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 1.68 years | +73.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 years | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 2.74 years | +128.5% |
| 2023 | 2.27 years | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7726 years | 0.7726 years | 0.7726 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.37 years | 0.6806 years | 2.22 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.71 years | 0.9669 years | 2.15 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.07 years | 1.2 years | 2.74 years | 3 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.66 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Dominica was 2.27 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6806 years in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Dominica ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release