Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 12.39 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago is 12.39 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 12.39 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 7.57 years, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.85 years | 7.57 years | 8.13 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.96 years | 8.71 years | 9.22 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 9.72 years | 10.27 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.98 years | 10.96 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.42 years | 11.28 years | 11.56 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 12.02 years | 11.9 years | 12.13 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.39 years | 12.39 years | 12.39 years | 1 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,693 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago was 12.39 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 years in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.