School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.2 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica is 10.2 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 12.19 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.2 years, in 2023.
That places Dominica 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.19 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.98 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.76 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.65 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.28 years | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.97 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.22 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.21 years | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2 years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.44 years | 11.05 years | 12.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.61 years | 10.21 years | 11.12 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.34 years | 10.2 years | 10.42 years | 4 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,177 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Dominica was 10.2 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 years in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release