School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica is 5.44 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica peaked at 5.82 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.44 years, in 1975.
That places Dominica 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.98 years | — |
| 1974 | 2.61 years | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 2.44 years | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 2.7 years | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 2.61 years | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.57 years | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.73 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 3.64 years | +33.4% |
| 1987 | 3.24 years | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 3.56 years | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 4.62 years | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 5.26 years | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 5.44 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.54 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.82 years | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.74 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.71 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5 years | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.39 years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.29 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.85 years | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.94 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 5.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.44 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.66 years | 2.44 years | 2.98 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.44 years | 3.24 years | 3.64 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.09 years | 3.56 years | 4.62 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.6 years | 5.26 years | 5.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2 years | 4.85 years | 5.41 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.34 years | 5.53 years | 4 |
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More education data for Dominica
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 552 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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, secondary, male in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica was 5.44 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 years in 1975.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Dominica ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release