School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.26 GPI in 2004. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2004, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.26 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.59 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4839 GPI, in 1979.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.555 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5812 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5901 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6031 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6459 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6154 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5899 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5547 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4839 GPI | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6588 GPI | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7392 GPI | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.66 GPI | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8217 GPI | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5887 GPI | -28.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6107 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.63 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6782 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6129 GPI | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7862 GPI | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6895 GPI | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7118 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.38 GPI | +93.8% |
| 2000 | 1.49 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.53 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.49 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.59 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.26 GPI | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5799 GPI | 0.4839 GPI | 0.6459 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6667 GPI | 0.5887 GPI | 0.8217 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8917 GPI | 0.6895 GPI | 1.38 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.47 GPI | 1.26 GPI | 1.59 GPI | 5 |
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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, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.26 GPI in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4839 GPI in 1979.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2004.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.