Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 31.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 31.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 68.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2010.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.6% | — |
| 1965 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 64.8% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 62.2% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 55.1% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -5.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 31.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 31.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.2%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.1% | 67.6% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 64.8% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 55.1% | 62.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 41.1% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 41 New Zealand 32.1% compare
- 42 Peru 31.9% compare
- 43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.3% compare
- 45 Spain 30.3% compare
- 46 Austria 30.1% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.7% compare
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+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Trinidad and Tobago was 31.1% 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+ with primary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)