School life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 4.65 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.65 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1973.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 147th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.08 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.14 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.02 years | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 2.68 years | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 3.83 years | +42.6% |
| 1983 | 3.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.01 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.15 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 4.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.12 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.08 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.9 years | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 3.84 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.77 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.06 years | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 4.54 years | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 4.65 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.23 years | 2.02 years | 2.68 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.04 years | 3.83 years | 4.2 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.9 years | 3.77 years | 4.08 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 4.06 years | 4.06 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.6 years | 4.54 years | 4.65 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,028 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0453 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0471 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,693 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1973.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 147th out of 213 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release