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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Turks and Caicos Islands: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 96.2% (2021), 31st of 176 in the world and 6th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 125.1% (2024), 7th of 191 in the world and 2nd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 132.4% (2024), 2nd of 168 in the world and 1st of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Education: Turks and Caicos Islands 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 | 96.2%2021 | 31/176 | 6/33 | 112.9% | · | 94.7% | −11.7 ppsince 2005 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 125.1%2024 | 7/191 | 2/39 | 102.3% | 104.9%2009 | 122.1% | +27.8 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 132.4%2024 | 2/168 | 1/33 | 95.6% | 102.9%2009 | 113.0%2021 | +56.5 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 119.7%2024 | 16/176 | 5/37 | 79.0% | 108.9%2009 | 91.2% | +47.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 116.6%2024 | 4/168 | 2/32 | 78.0% | 98.0%2009 | 95.1%2021 | +40.7 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 25.3%2023 | 118/172 | 24/31 | · | 0.3% | 11.7%2019 | +24.9 ppsince 2010 | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.1%2024 | 166/178 | 34/35 | 4.6% | 3.7%2009 | 5.0%2021 | −12.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2020 | 9/148 | 3/31 | · | · | 99.9% | — | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.72018 | 91/173 | 15/30 | 17.72001 | · | 17.72018 | +16%since 2003 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.9%2024 | 142/184 | 32/38 | 4.7% | 3.2%2011 | 2.5% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 9.8%2025 | 144/179 | 33/37 | 0.0% | 11.7%2011 | 10.8% | −4.4 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+56.5 pp132.4% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+47.0 pp119.7% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+40.7 pp116.6% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+24.9 pp25.3% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−11.7 pp96.2% in 2021
- Pupils per teacher+16%17.7 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Turks and Caicos Islands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Turks and Caicos Islands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Turks and Caicos Islands | Haiti | Dominican Republic | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 96.2%2021 | — | 33.4%2021 | 39.7%2019 |
| Primary enrolment | 125.1%2024 | 184.0%2016 | 101.9%2024 | 92.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 132.4%2024 | — | 90.0%2024 | 87.9%2019 |
| Secondary enrolment | 119.7%2024 | — | 76.4%2024 | 79.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 116.6%2024 | — | 79.7%2024 | 95.3%2010 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 25.3%2023 | — | 57.7%2024 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 0.1%2024 | — | 4.9%2024 | 15.9%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2020 | 88.9%2017 | 98.2%2024 | — |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.72018 | — | 18.92018 | 19.42018 |