School life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.9 years in 2025. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica stood at 6.9 years.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica peaked at 8.24 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.52 years, in 2019.
That places Dominica 28th out of 209 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 | 7.4 years | 7.03 years | 7.75 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.57 years | 7.08 years | 8.24 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.82 years | 7.24 years | 8.04 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.3 years | 6.95 years | 7.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 years | 6.52 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 years | 6.57 years | 6.9 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 25 South Africa 6.95 years compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 6.92 years compare
- 27 Morocco 6.91 years compare
- 29 Norway 6.9 years compare
- 30 Iceland 6.88 years compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.86 years compare
More education data for Dominica
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 552 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Dominica was 6.9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 years in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Dominica ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release