Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 8.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 168.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2020.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.8% | — |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +168.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +168.5% | 3.0% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 2 |
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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Trinidad and Tobago was 8.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release