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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Trinidad and Tobago: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 64.5% (2021), 101st of 176 in the world and 25th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 98.3% (2024), 112th of 191 in the world and 20th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 91.6% (2023), 103rd of 168 in the world and 19th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Education: Trinidad and Tobago in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 64.5%2021 | 101/176 | 25/33 | 60.2% | · | 70.4% | −18.5 ppsince 2007 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 98.3%2024 | 112/191 | 20/39 | 102.0% | 101.5% | · | −3.2 ppsince 2010 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 91.6%2023 | 103/168 | 19/33 | 92.1% | 88.7% | · | +2.9 ppsince 2010 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 95.7%2024 | 78/176 | 18/37 | · | · | · | +11.4 ppsince 2004 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.1%2024 | 49/168 | 9/32 | 73.0%2001 | 76.4% | · | +20.6 ppsince 2010 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 23.8%2024 | 121/172 | 26/31 | 5.8% | · | · | +12.0 ppsince 2004 | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 7.2%2024 | 57/178 | 16/35 | 3.4% | 5.6% | · | +1.5 ppsince 2010 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 92.0%2022 | 106/148 | 29/31 | · | · | 92.0%2022 | — | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.62009 | — | — | 20.8 | 17.62009 | · | −18%since 1999 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.2%2023 | 131/184 | 28/38 | 2.8% | 4.2% | 4.2% | −0.5 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.6%2025 | 94/179 | 25/37 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 11.7% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+2.9 pp91.6% in 2023
- Secondary enrolment+11.4 pp95.7% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+20.6 pp97.1% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+12.0 pp23.8% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−18.5 pp64.5% in 2021
- Out-of-school children+1.5 pp7.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Trinidad and Tobago. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 64.5%2021 | 69.5%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 98.3%2024 | 113.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 91.6%2023 | 103.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 95.7%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.1%2024 | 83.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 23.8%2024 | 78.3%2009 |
| Out-of-school children | 7.2%2024 | 0.6%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 92.0%2022 | 98.7%2017 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.62009 | — |