Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female was 10.29 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 10.29 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10.29 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 1960.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.61 | — |
| 1965 | 4.61 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.84 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 5.39 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 6.3 | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 6.45 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 7.19 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.65 | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 8.87 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.29 | +16.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 10.29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.09, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 10.29 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 | 4.61 | 4.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.12 | 4.84 | 5.39 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.38 | 6.3 | 6.45 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.1 | 7 | 7.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.76 | 8.65 | 8.87 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.29 | 10.29 | 10.29 | 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 total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.29 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10.29 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 total schooling, age 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of education completed among females age 50-54.