Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2010
All-time low
49.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 79.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 80.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1981.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.6% | — |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 59.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 64.3% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.0% | 49.6% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 65.8% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 71.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.9% | 79.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 36.01 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,334 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,360 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.47 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,693 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 55.67 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Trinidad and Tobago was 79.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1981.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release