Trinidad and Tobago - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 85.04 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.74 in 2005 and a minimum value of 8.29 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1990 8.29
2000 60.19
2001 62.67
2003 78.83
2004 85.63
2005 87.74
2007 82.97
2019 85.04

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 85.86 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 86.55 in 2005 and a minimum value of 60.45 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 60.45
2001 62.92
2003 78.99
2004 85.53
2005 86.55
2007 82.91
2019 85.86

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 84.25 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.90 in 2005 and a minimum value of 59.94 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 59.94
2001 62.43
2003 78.68
2004 85.73
2005 88.90
2007 83.03
2019 84.25

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 106.21 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.69 in 1976 and a minimum value of 94.74 in 1992.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 114.57
1972 113.93
1973 113.03
1974 111.90
1975 111.66
1976 114.69
1977 114.17
1978 111.83
1979 106.28
1980 102.53
1981 101.28
1982 100.17
1983 99.83
1984 96.69
1985 96.56
1986 94.87
1987 97.64
1988 98.38
1989 97.05
1990 95.65
1991 95.27
1992 94.74
1993 94.89
1994 95.22
1995 96.33
1996 97.26
1997 98.82
1998 100.45
1999 102.56
2000 104.91
2001 101.12
2002 96.52
2003 100.53
2004 101.71
2005 99.26
2007 104.64
2008 106.38
2009 106.59
2010 106.21

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 104.35 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.90 in 1976 and a minimum value of 94.76 in 1992.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 113.86
1972 113.00
1973 112.14
1974 111.53
1975 111.40
1976 114.90
1977 113.63
1978 111.82
1979 106.37
1980 102.30
1981 102.38
1982 100.43
1983 101.16
1984 97.26
1985 97.43
1986 95.85
1987 98.16
1988 98.97
1989 97.40
1990 96.68
1991 95.25
1992 94.76
1993 94.88
1994 95.30
1995 96.15
1996 96.98
1997 98.54
1998 99.92
1999 102.20
2000 104.39
2001 100.12
2002 96.01
2003 99.01
2004 99.97
2005 97.77
2007 102.92
2008 104.51
2009 104.55
2010 104.35

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 108.02 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.26 in 1971 and a minimum value of 93.91 in 1986.

Definition: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 115.26
1972 114.85
1973 113.90
1974 112.27
1975 111.93
1976 114.48
1977 114.70
1978 111.84
1979 106.19
1980 102.75
1981 100.21
1982 99.92
1983 98.54
1984 96.13
1985 95.72
1986 93.91
1987 97.14
1988 97.80
1989 96.70
1990 94.65
1991 95.30
1992 94.71
1993 94.90
1994 95.15
1995 96.50
1996 97.54
1997 99.09
1998 100.95
1999 102.91
2000 105.42
2001 102.10
2002 97.01
2003 102.01
2004 103.41
2005 100.71
2007 106.32
2008 108.20
2009 108.59
2010 108.02

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Trinidad and Tobago was 95.28 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.05 in 1977 and a minimum value of 86.26 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 93.11
1972 92.29
1973 91.56
1974 91.41
1975 92.25
1976 95.34
1977 96.05
1978 94.10
1979 89.41
1980 86.26
1981 91.30
1982 92.59
1983 92.58
1984 91.87
1985 92.16
1986 90.38
1987 92.40
1988 93.22
1989 91.85
1990 90.03
1991 89.62
1992 89.20
1993 88.32
1996 88.67
1997 88.49
1999 93.71
2000 93.86
2001 93.06
2002 89.88
2003 90.99
2004 91.67
2005 88.69
2007 93.51
2008 94.42
2009 95.29
2010 95.28

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Trinidad and Tobago was 94.84 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.26 in 1976 and a minimum value of 86.64 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 93.45
1972 92.58
1973 91.88
1974 91.64
1975 92.61
1976 96.26
1977 96.23
1978 94.71
1979 90.07
1980 86.64
1981 92.42
1982 93.03
1983 94.08
1984 92.66
1985 93.08
1986 91.37
1987 93.04
1988 93.99
1989 92.36
1990 91.88
1991 89.69
1992 89.23
1993 88.53
1996 88.74
1997 88.84
1999 93.94
2000 93.81
2001 93.00
2002 90.36
2003 90.55
2004 91.31
2005 88.35
2008 94.06
2009 94.88
2010 94.84

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Trinidad and Tobago was 95.71 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.87 in 1977 and a minimum value of 85.88 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 92.77
1972 92.00
1973 91.24
1974 91.18
1975 91.89
1976 94.43
1977 95.87
1978 93.49
1979 88.76
1980 85.88
1981 90.21
1982 92.15
1983 91.12
1984 91.11
1985 91.26
1986 89.42
1987 91.79
1988 92.48
1989 91.35
1990 88.23
1991 89.55
1992 89.16
1993 88.11
1996 88.60
1997 88.14
1999 93.48
2000 93.91
2001 93.12
2002 89.40
2003 91.41
2004 92.02
2005 89.02
2008 94.78
2009 95.69
2010 95.71

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Trinidad and Tobago was 72.13 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.93 in 1981, while its lowest value was 71.51 in 2002.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 72.93
1982 72.92
1983 72.55
1984 72.40
1985 71.92
2000 71.53
2001 71.51
2002 71.51
2003 71.52
2004 71.53
2007 72.77
2008 72.48
2009 72.45
2010 72.13

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 85.51 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.51 in 2004 and a minimum value of 43.46 in 1973.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 44.12
1972 44.86
1973 43.46
1977 55.67
1981 70.25
1982 76.51
1983 78.79
1984 81.41
1985 81.50
1986 82.81
1987 84.11
1988 85.08
1989 83.21
1990 83.17
1991 80.38
1992 79.70
1993 79.92
2004 85.51

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 88.49 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.49 in 2004 and a minimum value of 45.25 in 1973.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 45.75
1972 46.11
1973 45.25
1977 56.53
1982 77.30
1983 79.80
1984 82.52
1985 82.23
1987 85.05
1988 85.66
1989 84.59
1990 84.70
1991 82.11
1992 80.75
1993 81.35
2004 88.49

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 82.61 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.52 in 1988 and a minimum value of 41.67 in 1973.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42.49
1972 43.60
1973 41.67
1977 54.83
1982 75.72
1983 77.79
1984 80.31
1985 80.77
1987 83.20
1988 84.52
1989 81.88
1990 81.69
1991 78.70
1992 78.68
1993 78.54
2004 82.61

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.15
1972 34.49
1993 66.86
2004 72.65

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 36.07
1972 36.31
1993 68.02
2004 75.17

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.25
1972 32.66
1993 65.73
2004 70.19

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 11.95 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.95 in 2004 and a minimum value of 2.47 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.47
1972 2.60
1973 2.61
1974 2.64
1975 2.69
1976 4.36
1977 4.41
1978 4.37
1979 4.14
1980 4.42
1981 4.30
1982 4.31
1983 3.90
1984 3.78
1985 4.46
1986 5.43
1987 5.73
1988 5.74
1989 6.65
1991 6.62
1992 6.76
1993 7.28
1999 6.20
2000 6.06
2001 6.44
2002 8.70
2003 8.78
2004 11.95

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 13.36 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.36 in 2004 and a minimum value of 1.77 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.77
1972 1.91
1973 1.94
1974 1.99
1975 2.11
1976 3.32
1977 3.28
1978 3.12
1979 2.70
1980 3.51
1981 3.65
1982 3.43
1983 3.52
1984 2.80
1985 3.38
1986 4.20
1987 4.63
1989 5.05
1991 5.82
1992 5.51
1993 6.05
1999 7.20
2000 7.26
2001 7.79
2002 10.44
2003 10.81
2004 13.36

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.56 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.56 in 2004 and a minimum value of 3.18 in 1971.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.18
1972 3.29
1973 3.28
1974 3.30
1975 3.27
1976 5.40
1977 5.55
1978 5.62
1979 5.58
1980 5.33
1981 4.94
1982 5.19
1983 4.28
1984 4.75
1985 5.54
1986 6.66
1987 6.83
1989 8.23
1991 7.40
1992 7.99
1993 8.50
1999 5.22
2000 4.88
2001 5.10
2002 6.99
2003 6.78
2004 10.56

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation