School life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.82 years in 2025. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica is 6.82 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica peaked at 8.79 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.82 years, in 2025.
That places Dominica 38th 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 | 8.07 years | 7.73 years | 8.34 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.76 years | 6.86 years | 8.48 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.45 years | 7.96 years | 8.79 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.8 years | 7.45 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 years | 7.1 years | 8.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 years | 6.82 years | 7.43 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Dominica was 6.82 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 years in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Dominica ranks 38th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release