Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.998 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.998 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.03 index in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.9722 index, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9938 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9877 index | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.988 index | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9999 index | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9936 index | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9986 index | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 index | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.01 index | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 index | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.02 index | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.02 index | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1 index | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9995 index | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9979 index | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9978 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9911 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9974 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9949 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9878 index | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9996 index | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9808 index | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9779 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9812 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9784 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9757 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9722 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9748 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 index | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.998 index | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9979 index | 0.9877 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.9986 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9911 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9832 index | 0.9722 index | 0.9996 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9748 index | 0.9748 index | 0.9748 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9948 index | 0.9916 index | 0.998 index | 2 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.8184 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.998 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9722 index in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.