School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.7 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female in Dominica is 9.7 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Dominica peaked at 12.11 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.7 years, in 2019.
Dominica ranks 54th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.11 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.84 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 11.55 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.34 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.27 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8 years | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 10.8 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.65 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.57 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.56 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.27 years | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9 years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7 years | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.11 years | 12.11 years | 12.11 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.03 years | 10.57 years | 11.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 years | 9.7 years | 10.81 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.74 years | 9.7 years | 9.8 years | 4 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Dominica was 9.7 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.11 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 years in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Dominica ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release