Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 70.7 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago is 70.7, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 97.33 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 70.7, in 2023.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 91.16 | — |
| 1972 | 91.69 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 91.62 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.4 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 91.54 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 93.2 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 92.22 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 89.29 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 84.41 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 81.9 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 87.58 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 89.64 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 90 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 89.27 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 89.36 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 86.93 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 88.22 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 89.03 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 88.33 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 87.74 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 88.39 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 88.88 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 88.51 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.27 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 86.45 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 95.39 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 96.6 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 95.81 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.83 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 91.36 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.51 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 90.41 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 97.33 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 91.81 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 92.82 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.37 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.7 | -25.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 70.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 70.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.19, 75% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate: primary education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -25.1% | 94.37 | 70.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.73 | 84.41 | 93.2 | 9 |
| 1980s | 88.03 | 81.9 | 90 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.95 | 86.45 | 95.39 | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.39 | 90.41 | 97.33 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.37 | 94.37 | 94.37 | 1 |
| 2020s | 70.7 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Trinidad and Tobago was 70.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 97.33 in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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