School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9952 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica stood at 0.9952 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9952 GPI, in 2019.
Dominica ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.08 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 1.14 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1.13 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.1 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.16 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.14 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.13 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPI | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9966 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9952 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9952 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 107 Latvia 0.9964 GPI compare
- 108 Republic of Korea 0.9962 GPI compare
- 109 Hungary 0.9958 GPI compare
- 111 United States of America 0.9949 GPI compare
- 112 Macao 0.9943 GPI compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 0.9931 GPI compare
More education data for Dominica
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,355 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 484 (1993)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Dominica was 0.9952 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9952 GPI in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Dominica ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.