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
Latest (2023)
70.7
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
97.33
in 2007
All-time low
70.7
in 2023
Years of data
37
1971–2023
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% |
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 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,693 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (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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