Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.03 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.03 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8273 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 17th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8273 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9853 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9915 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8273 GPIA | 0.8273 GPIA | 0.8273 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,028 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0453 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0471 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,693 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.03 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8273 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 17th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release