Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4,079 number in 2009. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 4,079 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2009.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4,096 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,189 number, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,234 number | — |
| 2000 | 3,189 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3,677 number | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 3,495 number | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 3,505 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,441 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4,071 number | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 4,096 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,079 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,234 number | 3,234 number | 3,234 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,694 number | 3,189 number | 4,096 number | 8 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 4,079 number in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4,096 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,189 number in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th out of 141 countries with data for 2009.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.