Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 56.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 56.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 61.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 73rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +639.7% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.3% | 56.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 53.1% | 61.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22,384 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago was 56.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release