Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica

Dominica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9571 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9571 GPI
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9571 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
16
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.985 GPI2005: 0.993 GPI2006: 0.977 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.967 GPI2009: 0.985 GPI2010: 0.973 GPI2011: 1 GPI2014: 0.99 GPI2015: 0.966 GPI2019: 0.957 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica stood at 0.9571 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9571 GPI, in 2019.

Dominica ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Dominica, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 1.11 GPI
2000 1.05 GPI -5.7%
2001 1.02 GPI -3.0%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2003 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2004 0.9855 GPI -2.7%
2005 0.9931 GPI +0.8%
2006 0.977 GPI -1.6%
2007 0.9885 GPI +1.2%
2008 0.9674 GPI -2.1%
2009 0.9853 GPI +1.9%
2010 0.9729 GPI -1.3%
2011 0.9998 GPI +2.8%
2014 0.99 GPI -1.0%
2015 0.966 GPI -2.4%
2019 0.9571 GPI -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.11 GPI 1.11 GPI 1.11 GPI 1
2000s 0.9987 GPI 0.9674 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 0.9772 GPI 0.9571 GPI 0.9998 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 157 Liechtenstein 0.961 GPI compare
  2. 158 Guatemala 0.9601 GPI compare
  3. 159 Cape Verde 0.9578 GPI compare
  4. 161 Cuba 0.9541 GPI compare
  5. 162 Peru 0.9526 GPI compare
  6. 163 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9514 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Dominica was 0.9571 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9571 GPI in 2019.
How does Dominica rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Dominica ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.