Unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Unemployment with basic education, female was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 86th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 5.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).