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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Trinidad and Tobago

Primary school enrollment in Trinidad and Tobago in 2010 — 95.3%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 129. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2010 95.3% −0 pp vs 2009
World rank 45of 129
Period maximum 96%1977
Period minimum 86.3%1980

Trend over time

1971–2010 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–20108587.59092.59597.5197119751979198319871991199519992003200720101971: 93.1%1972: 92.3%1973: 91.6%1974: 91.4%1975: 92.3%1976: 95.3%1977: 96%1978: 94.1%1979: 89.4%1980: 86.3%1981: 91.3%1982: 92.6%1983: 92.6%1984: 91.9%1985: 92.2%1986: 90.4%1987: 92.4%1988: 93.2%1989: 91.8%1990: 90%1991: 89.6%1992: 89.2%1993: 88.3%1996: 88.7%1997: 88.5%1999: 93.7%2000: 93.9%2001: 93.1%2002: 89.9%2003: 91%2004: 91.7%2005: 88.7%2007: 93.5%2008: 94.4%2009: 95.3%2010: 95.3%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 95.3%
World 88.6%
Latin America & Caribbean 94.9%
Primary school enrollment — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 95.3 −0 pp
2009 95.3 +0.9 pp
2008 94.4 +0.9 pp
2007 93.5 —
2005 88.7 −3 pp
2004 91.7 +0.7 pp
2003 91 +1.1 pp
2002 89.9 −3.2 pp
2001 93.1 −0.8 pp
2000 93.9 +0.2 pp
1999 93.7 —
1997 88.5 −0.2 pp
1996 88.7 —
1993 88.3 −0.9 pp
1992 89.2 −0.4 pp
1991 89.6 −0.4 pp
1990 90 −1.8 pp
1989 91.8 −1.4 pp
1988 93.2 +0.8 pp
1987 92.4 +2 pp
1986 90.4 −1.8 pp
1985 92.2 +0.3 pp
1984 91.9 −0.7 pp
1983 92.6 −0 pp
1982 92.6 +1.3 pp
1981 91.3 +5 pp
1980 86.3 −3.2 pp
1979 89.4 −4.7 pp
1978 94.1 −2 pp
1977 96 +0.7 pp
1976 95.3 +3.1 pp
1975 92.3 +0.8 pp
1974 91.4 −0.1 pp
1973 91.6 −0.7 pp
1972 92.3 −0.8 pp
1971 93.1 —

Caribbean, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AW Aruba 98.9 CU Cuba 98.6 TT Trinidad and Tobago 95.3 AG Antigua and Barbuda 95.1 BB Barbados 95 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.9 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.4 DO Dominican Republic 91.9 PR Puerto Rico 89.7 BS Bahamas 80.4
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

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Trinidad and Tobago by year Education Share of children out of school

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Trinidad and Tobago by year Education Secondary school enrollment

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