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Literacy

Trinidad and Tobago — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 98%
1991 95% (male 97%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
1992 95% (male 97%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 95% male: 97% female: 93%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 95% male: 97% female: 93%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 97% male: 98% female: 96%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female : 97% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 98.8% female: 97% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94% (2000) male: 95.9% (1999) female: 91.7% (1999)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.2% female: 98.5% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.2% female: 98.5% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.2% | female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.2% | female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.2% | female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 99% (2015 est.) | male: 99.2% (2015 est.) | female: 98.7% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.2% | female: 98.7% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.2% | female: 98.7% (2015)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2015)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2015)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2015)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99.2% female: 98.7% (2015)
2025 female: 93.8% (2022 est.)