Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 49.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 49.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd 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 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1965 | 11.3% | +29.9% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +40.9% |
| 1980 | 24.5% | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 49.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 49.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 13.2% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 45.5% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 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 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Trinidad and Tobago was 49.4% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 25+ 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)