Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 93.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 93.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 93.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1960.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.2% | — |
| 1965 | 43.3% | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 84.4% | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +5.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 93.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 93.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.7% | 34.2% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 65.3% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 84.4% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 88.2% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago was 93.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)