Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.06 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 1.06 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7718 GPIA, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7718 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9835 GPIA | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9961 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9835 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9984 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7718 GPIA | 0.7718 GPIA | 0.7718 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9835 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9835 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7718 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 21st out of 137 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 4.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release