School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica
Dominica: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica peaked at 1.78 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9853 GPI, in 2014.
That places Dominica 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.45 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 1.71 GPI | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 1.78 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.52 GPI | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 1.6 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.53 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.5 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.26 GPI | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 1.31 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.2 GPI | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.33 GPI | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPI | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9853 GPI | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +1.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.03 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.03 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 GPI, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 1.78 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.28 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.27 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 1.33 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9853 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Dominica was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 GPI in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9853 GPI in 2014.
- How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Dominica ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.