Secondary education, duration in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Secondary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 5 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 183 Aruba 5 years compare
- 183 Barbados 5 years compare
- 183 Botswana 5 years compare
- 183 Costa Rica 5 years compare
- 183 Dominica 5 years compare
- 183 Eswatini 5 years compare
- 183 Grenada 5 years compare
- 183 Guyana 5 years compare
- 183 Honduras 5 years compare
- 183 Jamaica 5 years compare
- 183 Lesotho 5 years compare
- 183 Mozambique 5 years compare
- 183 Namibia 5 years compare
- 183 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 183 Peru 5 years compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5 years compare
- 183 South Africa 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 5 years compare
- 183 Venezuela 5 years compare
- 183 Zambia 5 years compare
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,693 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Secondary education, duration in Trinidad and Tobago was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for secondary education, duration?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 183rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.