Unemployment with intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Unemployment with intermediate education was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 4.5% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.6% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 89th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.9% | — |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 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 intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 89th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).