School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9036 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.9036 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica peaked at 0.9888 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8758 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Dominica 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9888 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9459 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9292 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9287 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9355 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9182 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9316 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9209 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9352 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9163 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9341 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9262 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9464 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9213 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9377 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9149 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9039 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.885 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8758 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8874 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9036 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9296 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 0.9459 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9251 GPIA | 0.9039 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.888 GPIA | 0.8758 GPIA | 0.9036 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 189 Tajikistan 0.9165 GPIA compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9103 GPIA compare
- 191 Cameroon 0.9086 GPIA compare
- 193 Djibouti 0.8951 GPIA compare
- 194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8863 GPIA compare
- 195 Yemen 0.8428 GPIA compare
More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 484 (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Dominica was 0.9036 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9888 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8758 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Dominica ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release