Productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago is 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 58.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 26.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 56.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 47.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 38 Israel 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 39 Estonia 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 41 Latvia 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 42 Slovakia 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 43 Cyprus 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Trinidad and Tobago was 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 58.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2008.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.