Population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population having attained at least basic education was 99.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
99.4
World rank
18th
of 111 countries
All-time high
99.4
in 2010
All-time low
10.1
in 1870
Years of data
31
1870–2020
Population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago is 99.4, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.1, in 1870.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 10.1 | — |
| 1875 | 12 | +18.8% |
| 1880 | 13.8 | +15.0% |
| 1885 | 17.2 | +24.6% |
| 1890 | 20.8 | +20.9% |
| 1895 | 25.3 | +21.6% |
| 1900 | 32.4 | +28.1% |
| 1905 | 38.8 | +19.8% |
| 1910 | 46.3 | +19.3% |
| 1915 | 55.2 | +19.2% |
| 1920 | 61.1 | +10.7% |
| 1925 | 65 | +6.4% |
| 1930 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 1935 | 73.5 | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 78 | +6.1% |
| 1945 | 81.8 | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 84.3 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 86.4 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 89 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 91.1 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 93.2 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 96.9 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 99.1 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 98.1 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 97.8 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 98.4 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 98.7 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.4 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4 | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 99.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 11.05 | 10.1 | 12 | 2 |
| 1880s | 15.5 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 2 |
| 1890s | 23.05 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 2 |
| 1900s | 35.6 | 32.4 | 38.8 | 2 |
| 1910s | 50.75 | 46.3 | 55.2 | 2 |
| 1920s | 63.05 | 61.1 | 65 | 2 |
| 1930s | 70.75 | 68 | 73.5 | 2 |
| 1940s | 79.9 | 78 | 81.8 | 2 |
| 1950s | 85.35 | 84.3 | 86.4 | 2 |
| 1960s | 90.05 | 89 | 91.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 95.05 | 93.2 | 96.9 | 2 |
| 1980s | 98.6 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.1 | 97.8 | 98.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.85 | 98.7 | 99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.35 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.79 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.84 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population having attained at least basic education in Trinidad and Tobago was 99.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population having attained at least basic education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 in 1870.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population having attained at least basic education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population having attained at least basic 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 rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population having attained at least basic education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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