Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.03 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.03 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8937 index, in 1970.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8937 index | — |
| 1980 | 0.98 index | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9676 index | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9971 index | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9966 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8937 index | 0.8937 index | 0.8937 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9676 index | 0.9676 index | 0.9676 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9968 index | 0.9966 index | 0.9971 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,950 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.03 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8937 index in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.