School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
41st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1981
All-time low
0.8837 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
49
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Dominica 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8877 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8935 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8914 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8969 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8892 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9038 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9562 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9685 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9677 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9808 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9431 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9523 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9679 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9449 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9356 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9086 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9256 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.927 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9282 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9117 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9246 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.936 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9351 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9464 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9513 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.937 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9224 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9264 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9274 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.937 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9278 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9228 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9531 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9314 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8974 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9222 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9112 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8837 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9102 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9193 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.948 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9775 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9172 GPIA | 0.8877 GPIA | 0.9685 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.977 GPIA | 0.9431 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.9086 GPIA | 0.9449 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9513 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.8974 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9419 GPIA | 0.8837 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica was 1.01 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominica ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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