Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 3.2% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,693 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 3.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.