School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.86 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 6.86 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 8.4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.81 years, in 2018.
That places Dominica 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.73 years | 7.42 years | 7.91 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.67 years | 7.03 years | 8.36 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.13 years | 7.59 years | 8.4 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.55 years | 7.21 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.31 years | 6.81 years | 7.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 years | 6.81 years | 7.09 years | 6 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.66 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Dominica was 6.86 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.81 years in 2018.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Dominica ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release