Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 46.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 46.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 80.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2010.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.7% | — |
| 1965 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75.3% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -21.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 46.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 46.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.8%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 75.3% | 80.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 79.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.4% | 70.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 58.4% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Trinidad and Tobago was 46.7% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)