School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9239 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9239 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
190th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 1977
All-time low
0.913 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
31
1973–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica is 0.9239 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.913 GPIA, in 2021.
Dominica ranks 190th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9776 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9794 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9644 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9587 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9476 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9754 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9717 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9333 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9434 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9342 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9359 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9156 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.913 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9163 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9239 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.948 GPIA | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9172 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9239 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.9354 GPIA compare
- 188 Togo 0.9308 GPIA compare
- 189 Ethiopia 0.9284 GPIA compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9232 GPIA compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.9136 GPIA compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 0.913 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Dominica was 0.9239 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.913 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Dominica ranks 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, primary and 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