Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad & Tobago is a small state of the Commonwealth, with a largely rural population of over 1.5 million (World Bank, 2022).

COL’s work in Trinidad and Tobago is primarily in the areas of higher education through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network, open schooling, skills for work, gender equality, technology-enabled learning. Learners from Trinidad and Tobago are also participating in COL’s free, open online courses and benefitting from other available resources.

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old¹
n/a		n/a
Female		Male

Completion rate, lower secondary education for the school year ending in 2016¹
96.7%		92.7%
Female		Male

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education¹
n/a		n/a
Female		Male

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education¹
92.8%		86.6%
Female (2020)		Male (2020)

1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023

Highlights

National programme launched to scale upskilling based on the success of COL’s Skills Online partnerships with Coursera, Grow with Google and Udemy. 9,790 learners have enrolled with 4,060 certificates being issued.

Partners

Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.

COL’s partners in Trinidad and Tobago include:

Ministry of Education
University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)
University of the West Indies, St Augustine
Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP)

Key Contacts

Focal Point

Ms Anna M. Singh
Director, Curriculum Planning and Development Division
Ministry of Education

Literacy rate (2012)¹
98.5%		99.2%
Adult (15+) literacy rate Female		Adult (15+) literacy rate Male

Economic Activity (2014)¹
58%		78%
Adult (15+) economic activity Female		Adult (15+) economic activity Male

Political Decision Making (2014)¹
29%
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2012)¹
74		67
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile April 2015

79	130
Individuals using the internet (%)¹	Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹

24	40
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹	Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹




1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), retrieved in May 2023.

Trinidad and Tobago

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