School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago is 9.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 9.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.92 years, in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.92 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.43 years | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 9.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.98 years | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.31 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.23 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.95 years | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.46 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 9.61 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.81 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.17 years | 8.92 years | 9.43 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.35 years | 8.95 years | 9.77 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.78 years | 9.75 years | 9.81 years | 2 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 9.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 9.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 years in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release