Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.27 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.27 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3271 GPIA, in 1970.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3271 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.4908 GPIA | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6431 GPIA | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | +76.6% |
| 2013 | 1.28 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3271 GPIA | 0.3271 GPIA | 0.3271 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4908 GPIA | 0.4908 GPIA | 0.4908 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6431 GPIA | 0.6431 GPIA | 0.6431 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,149 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,472 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.27 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3271 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 14th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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