Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica
Dominica: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.01 index
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
41st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.05 index
in 1981
All-time low
0.8837 index
in 2020
Years of data
49
1971–2025
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica stood at 1.01 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.05 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 index, in 2020.
Dominica ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8877 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8935 index | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8914 index | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8969 index | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8892 index | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9038 index | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9562 index | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9685 index | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9677 index | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9808 index | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 index | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9431 index | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9523 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9679 index | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9725 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9745 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9449 index | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9356 index | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9086 index | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9256 index | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.927 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9282 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9117 index | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9246 index | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.936 index | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9351 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9504 index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9464 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9513 index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.937 index | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9224 index | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9264 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9274 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.937 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9425 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9278 index | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9228 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9531 index | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9314 index | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9318 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8974 index | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9222 index | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9112 index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8837 index | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9102 index | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9193 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.948 index | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9775 index | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9172 index | 0.8877 index | 0.9685 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.977 index | 0.9431 index | 1.05 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9259 index | 0.9086 index | 0.9449 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9357 index | 0.9224 index | 0.9513 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 index | 0.8974 index | 0.9531 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9419 index | 0.8837 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Dominica was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 index in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Dominica ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.