Adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Adolescents out of school, female was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.5% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 18.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.8% | — |
| 1972 | 18.3% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -95.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,950 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.