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 and technology-enabled learning. Learners from Trinidad and Tobago are also participating in COL’s free online courses and benefitting from other openly 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

A national programme was launched to scale upskilling based on the success of COL’s Workforce Recovery Programme.
The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) has created a policy and guidelines for the development and delivery of massive open online courses.
UTT offered its first MOOC on “Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management for Law Enforcement” in July 2023.

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 Limited (YTEPP)

Key Contacts

Focal Point

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

Literacy rate (2023)¹
n/a		n/a
Female, Adult (15+)		Male, Adult (15+)

Economic Activity – Labour Forces Participation (2021)¹
55.5%		73.2%
Female, Ages 15-64		Male, Ages 15-64

Political Decision Making (2020)¹
33.8%
Share of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2023)¹
79.9		72.5
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile October 2023

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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