Iceland vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of children who have completed primary school
Iceland
97.4%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
98.0%
in 2025
Iceland rank
83rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
80th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Iceland
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 98.0% against 97.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 83rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.7% | 92.9% | 4.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 94.5% | 3.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.0% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.6% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.8% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Iceland or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 98.0% against 97.4% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.6%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Iceland ranks 83rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.