Dominica: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is down 9.61% from 1.07 in 1973 (0.21% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Dominica's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00201 on 2020 (from 0.97 to 0.97).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2020), the average change was −0.00382 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.05 in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.07 in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Dominica had the 43rd highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominica in the 2021 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 40th of 51: 0.99
• Djibouti — 41st of 51: 0.97
• Morocco — 42nd of 51: 0.97
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 44th of 51: 0.97
• Lao PDR — 45th of 51: 0.96
• Peru — 46th of 51: 0.96

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 28 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.98 (2018)
• Argentina — 1.02 (2020)
• Barbados — 1 (2021)
• Belize — 0.99 (2021)
• Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
• Brazil — 1.01 (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 1.01 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 0.99 (2018)
• Chile

More education data for Dominica

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5,427 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.66% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.91% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.41% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominica's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.97 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 9.61% from 1.07 in 1973 (0.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.14 in 1977 and the lowest 0.97 in 2021.

How does Dominica rank?

43rd highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Dominica?

In 2021, Dominica's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00201 on 2020 (from 0.97 to 0.97). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2020), the average change was −0.00382 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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