Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 6.81 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 6.81. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6.81 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.01, in 1960.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.01 | — |
| 1965 | 5.2 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 5.46 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 5.78 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 6.08 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 6.35 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 6.47 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.62 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.71 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.78 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.81 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 | 5.01 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.62 | 5.46 | 5.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.21 | 6.08 | 6.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.54 | 6.47 | 6.62 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.75 | 6.71 | 6.78 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.81 | 6.81 | 6.81 | 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 barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.81 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.