Unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 105th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -36.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 53% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 105th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).