School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Dominica

Dominica: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9695 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9695 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
138th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPI
in 1995
All-time low
0.9365 GPI
in 1990
Years of data
41
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Dominica, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511.21971199520191971: 0.951 GPI1972: 0.958 GPI1973: 0.955 GPI1974: 0.96 GPI1975: 0.948 GPI1976: 0.958 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 0.999 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 0.975 GPI1984: 0.978 GPI1986: 0.972 GPI1987: 0.954 GPI1988: 0.939 GPI1990: 0.936 GPI1991: 0.979 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.995 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.995 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 0.989 GPI2007: 0.972 GPI2008: 0.98 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 0.996 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 0.987 GPI2016: 0.978 GPI2019: 0.97 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Dominica recorded 0.9695 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.15 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9365 GPI, in 1990.

That places Dominica 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9706 GPI 0.9476 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 0.987 GPI 0.9389 GPI 1.08 GPI 7
1990s 1.04 GPI 0.9365 GPI 1.15 GPI 7
2000s 0.994 GPI 0.9715 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
2010s 0.9912 GPI 0.9695 GPI 1.01 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 135 Chile 0.9711 GPI compare
  2. 136 Haiti 0.971 GPI compare
  3. 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9697 GPI compare
  4. 139 Aruba 0.9687 GPI compare
  5. 140 Cambodia 0.9687 GPI compare
  6. 141 Italy 0.9685 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Dominica?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Dominica was 0.9695 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9365 GPI in 1990.
How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Dominica ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.