School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (School secondary) in Dominica

Dominica: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (School secondary) was 4.93 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.93 years
World rank
111th
of 195 countries
All-time high
5.39 years
in 2003
All-time low
2.53 years
in 1975
Years of data
26
1973–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica, 1973–2019

02461973199620191973: 2.9 years1974: 2.6 years1975: 2.5 years1976: 2.9 years1977: 2.7 years1978: 2.6 years1979: 2.7 years1986: 3.7 years1987: 3.3 years1990: 3.2 years1999: 4.7 years2000: 5.3 years2001: 5.4 years2002: 5.3 years2003: 5.4 years2004: 5.1 years2005: 5 years2006: 4.8 years2007: 4.6 years2008: 4.5 years2009: 4.4 years2010: 4.3 years2011: 4.3 years2014: 4.6 years2015: 4.7 years2019: 4.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica is 4.93 years, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica peaked at 5.39 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.53 years, in 1975.

That places Dominica 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (School secondary) in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) in Dominica, 1973 to 2019.
Year years Change
1973 2.93 years —
1974 2.63 years -10.2%
1975 2.53 years -3.8%
1976 2.87 years +13.5%
1977 2.75 years -4.4%
1978 2.65 years -3.7%
1979 2.74 years +3.5%
1986 3.72 years +35.9%
1987 3.26 years -12.3%
1990 3.17 years -2.8%
1999 4.67 years +47.3%
2000 5.29 years +13.2%
2001 5.38 years +1.6%
2002 5.29 years -1.6%
2003 5.39 years +1.8%
2004 5.11 years -5.2%
2005 4.99 years -2.3%
2006 4.8 years -3.9%
2007 4.6 years -4.1%
2008 4.54 years -1.2%
2009 4.41 years -3.0%
2010 4.28 years -2.9%
2011 4.27 years -0.2%
2014 4.57 years +6.9%
2015 4.68 years +2.4%
2019 4.93 years +5.4%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 4.93 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.41 years, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 4.93 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.97 years, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (School secondary) in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +47.3% 3.17 years 4.67 years
1986 +35.9% 2.74 years 3.72 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.73 years 2.53 years 2.93 years 7
1980s 3.49 years 3.26 years 3.72 years 2
1990s 3.92 years 3.17 years 4.67 years 2
2000s 4.98 years 4.41 years 5.39 years 10
2010s 4.55 years 4.27 years 4.93 years 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 108 Barbados 5.02 years compare
  2. 109 Bhutan 5.01 years compare
  3. 110 Kiribati 4.96 years compare
  4. 112 Sao Tome and Principe 4.92 years compare
  5. 113 Puerto Rico 4.91 years compare
  6. 114 Malaysia 4.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Dominica was 4.93 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.53 years in 1975.
How does Dominica rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Dominica ranks 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.