School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.28 years in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
4.28 years
World rank
135th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.28 years
in 2004
All-time low
2.17 years
in 1973
Years of data
18
1971–2004

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2004

012341971198720041971: 2.3 years1972: 2.3 years1973: 2.2 years1977: 2.8 years1981: 3.5 years1982: 3.8 years1983: 3.9 years1984: 4.1 years1985: 4.1 years1986: 4.1 years1987: 4.2 years1988: 4.3 years1989: 4.2 years1990: 4.2 years1991: 4 years1992: 4 years1993: 4 years2004: 4.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago is 4.28 years, measured in 2004. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.28 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.17 years, in 1973.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.39 years 2.17 years 2.78 years 4
1980s 4.03 years 3.51 years 4.25 years 9
1990s 4.03 years 3.97 years 4.16 years 4
2000s 4.28 years 4.28 years 4.28 years 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 132 Eswatini 4.3 years compare
  2. 133 El Salvador 4.3 years compare
  3. 134 Lebanon 4.28 years compare
  4. 136 Jamaica 4.24 years compare
  5. 137 Comoros 4.23 years compare
  6. 138 Syrian Arab Republic 4.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.28 years in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 4.28 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 years in 1973.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2004.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.