Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 39.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 39.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2010.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.8% | — |
| 1965 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.0% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -6.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 39.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 39.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.7% | 73.5% | 73.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 73.4% | 73.2% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 65.5% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 41.9% | 46.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago was 39.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)