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Trinidad and Tobago is considered one of the most literate countries in the World with a literacy rate exceeding 98%. [2] This exceptionally high literacy rate can be attributed, in part, to free tuition from Kindergarten to University. The education system generally starts at Pre-School at the early age of two and a half years.
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Guyana's literacy was one of the highest in the Caribbean, by estimated literacy rate of 96 per cent in 1990. [72] In a 2014 UNESCO estimate, literacy is 96.7 in the 15–24 year old age group. [73] However, the functional literacy may be only as high as 70%. [74]
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. The table below contains the data published for the year 2015 by UNESCO . [1] * indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
The literacy rate in Barbados for youth and adults are both above 99%, only falling to 98.5 among the elderly. The literacy gender parity rate is 1.0. This information is for 2014. Starting in 2000, the government initiated the Education Sector Enhancement Programme, usually referred to as EduTech 2000.
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley is welcoming leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community and their five associate members to his twin-island nation this week to celebrate the ...
The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 97.9%. [4] It is 2 points over the average for Latin American and Caribbean countries. [5] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [6] finds that Costa Rica is fulfilling only 87.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [7]
The literacy rate of the Puerto Rican population is 93%; when divided by gender, this is distributed as 92.8% for males and 93.8% for females. [6] [failed verification] According to the 2000 Census, 60.0% of the population attained a high school degree or higher level of education, and 18.3% has a bachelor's degree or higher. [7]