School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica

Dominica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 1.34 years in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1.34 years
Change on year
up 86.5%
World rank
6th
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.51 years
in 2006
All-time low
0.5532 years
in 2001
Years of data
13
1999–2016

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica, 1999–2016

00.511.51999200720161999: 0.614 years2000: 0.593 years2001: 0.553 years2002: 0.585 years2003: 1.4 years2004: 1.4 years2005: 1.4 years2006: 1.5 years2010: 1.3 years2011: 0.974 years2013: 1.2 years2014: 0.721 years2016: 1.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica is 1.34 years, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica peaked at 1.51 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5532 years, in 2001.

That places Dominica 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6144 years 0.6144 years 0.6144 years 1
2000s 1.06 years 0.5532 years 1.51 years 7
2010s 1.11 years 0.7208 years 1.34 years 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 3 Gibraltar 1.78 years compare
  2. 4 Jamaica 1.77 years compare
  3. 5 Tonga 1.41 years compare
  4. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.09 years compare
  5. 8 Iran 1.02 years compare
  6. 9 Puerto Rico 0.8637 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places β†’

More reference data data for Dominica

All data for Dominica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Dominica was 1.34 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 years in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5532 years in 2001.
How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Dominica ranks 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.