Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 4.28 years against 4.24 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 136th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9 years | 2.48 years | 1.42 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.36 years | 4.03 years | 0.3294 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 4.7 years | 3.99 years | 0.7099 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.51 years | 4.28 years | 0.2335 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 4.28 years against 4.24 years in Jamaica as of 2004.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.04 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2004.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 136th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.