Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 65.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 65.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 65.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +842.6% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 51.1% | 57.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
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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 65.2% in 2022, 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 65.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release