Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 212 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2022
All-time low
59.1%
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 82.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 83.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1971.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 78th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 59.1% | — |
| 1972 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.8% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 67.8% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 72.6% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 82.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 59.1% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 68.9% | 61.0% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.3% | 75.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 72.4% | 78.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.3% | 83.8% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Trinidad and Tobago was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release