Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 56.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago is 56.5%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 57.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1965 | 18.7% | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 56.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.0%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 56.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.8%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.1% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 35.3% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 46.5% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.3% | 57.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago was 56.5% 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 secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)