Which has higher average years of schooling, France or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 11.61 years against 11.61 years in France as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between France and Trinidad and Tobago?

0 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Trinidad and Tobago?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Trinidad and Tobago: Average years of schooling

France

11.61 years

in 2020

Trinidad and Tobago

11.61 years

in 2020

France rank

44th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

43rd

Average years of schooling over time

France
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 11.61 years against 11.61 years in France, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.14 years	5.88 years	2.25 years	France
1960s	8.77 years	6.68 years	2.09 years	France
1970s	10.34 years	7.43 years	2.91 years	France
1980s	11.19 years	8.48 years	2.71 years	France
1990s	11.56 years	9.09 years	2.47 years	France
2000s	12 years	9.42 years	2.58 years	France
2010s	12.04 years	10.22 years	1.83 years	France
2020s	11.61 years	11.61 years	0.0005 years	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, France or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 11.61 years against 11.61 years in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between France and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Trinidad and Tobago?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do France and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for average years of schooling?: France ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.