School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 11.78 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.08 years, in 1973.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.21 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.08 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 10.38 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.77 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 10.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.81 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.87 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 10.7 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 10.61 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.99 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.65 years | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 11.78 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.22 years | 10.08 years | 10.38 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.85 years | 10.77 years | 10.97 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.7 years | 10.61 years | 10.87 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.99 years | 10.99 years | 10.99 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 11.72 years | 11.65 years | 11.78 years | 2 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 years in 1973.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release