Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay: Share of children who have completed primary school
Trinidad and Tobago
98.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
97.9%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago rank
80th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 98.0% against 97.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.9% | 94.5% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 95.5% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.5% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 97.4% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 98.0% against 97.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 82nd 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.