Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 17 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 17 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 133rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 years | — |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 133 Belarus 17 years compare
- 133 Belize 17 years compare
- 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Colombia 17 years compare
- 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 133 Dominica 17 years compare
- 133 France 17 years compare
- 133 Grenada 17 years compare
- 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17 years compare
- 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 133 Peru 17 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 17 years 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 official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago was 17 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.