School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica

Dominica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9622 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9622 GPI
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9622 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
16
1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.98 GPI2005: 0.988 GPI2006: 0.976 GPI2007: 0.988 GPI2008: 0.974 GPI2009: 0.994 GPI2010: 0.989 GPI2011: 1 GPI2014: 0.998 GPI2015: 0.978 GPI2019: 0.962 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica stood at 0.9622 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9622 GPI, in 2019.

Dominica ranks 156th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.11 GPI 1.11 GPI 1.11 GPI 1
2000s 0.9974 GPI 0.9738 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 0.986 GPI 0.9622 GPI 1 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 153 El Salvador 0.9659 GPI compare
  2. 154 Liechtenstein 0.9654 GPI compare
  3. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9646 GPI compare
  4. 157 Maldives 0.9619 GPI compare
  5. 158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9609 GPI compare
  6. 159 Guatemala 0.9601 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Dominica was 0.9622 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9622 GPI in 2019.
How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Dominica ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, 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, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.