Teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers in primary education, female was 5,865 number in 2009. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 5,865 number, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6,266 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,849 number, in 1979.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,873 number | — |
| 1972 | 4,051 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 4,085 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 4,162 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4,114 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 4,022 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 4,102 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4,057 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3,849 number | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 3,930 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4,623 number | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 4,950 number | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 5,460 number | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 5,291 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 5,326 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5,357 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5,393 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 5,409 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 5,257 number | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 5,374 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5,483 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5,307 number | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 5,387 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5,398 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6,129 number | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 6,155 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5,857 number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5,509 number | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 5,727 number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,727 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,677 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6,266 number | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5,996 number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5,865 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,035 number | 3,849 number | 4,162 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 5,082 number | 3,930 number | 5,460 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 5,476 number | 5,257 number | 6,129 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 5,864 number | 5,509 number | 6,266 number | 9 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 5,865 number in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6,266 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,849 number in 1979.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2009.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.