<Tr> <Th> Female </Th> <Td> 98% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary </Th> <Td>% (% attendance rate) </Td> </Tr> <P> Education in Trinidad and Tobago is free and compulsory between ages 5 and 16 . Trinidad and Tobago is considered one of the most educated countries in the World with a literacy rate exceeding 98% . This exceptionally high literacy rate can be attributed, in part, to free tuition from Kindergarten (Pre-School) to University . </P> <P> The education system generally starts at Pre-School at the early age of 3 years . This level of tuition is not mandatory but most Trinbagonians start their children's schooling at this stage as children are expected to have basic reading and writing skills when they commence primary school . Students proceed to a primary school at the age of five . Seven years are spent in primary school . During the final year of primary school, students prepare for and sit the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) which determines the secondary school the child is to attend . For most children and parents, this is a very stressful period . </P>

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