School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.8607 GPIA, in 2013.
Dominica ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.15 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 1.22 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.29 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.12 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8698 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9626 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.989 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9795 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9647 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9938 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9471 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8607 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9107 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9696 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8698 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9704 GPIA | 0.8607 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9696 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
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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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8607 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominica ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release