School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 64.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 64.5% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 87.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1990.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +626.3% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 60.2% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 64.5% | 70.4% | 2 |
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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 school enrollment, preprimary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Trinidad and Tobago was 64.5% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.