Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7674 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7674
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 1982
All-time low
0.6854
in 2014
Years of data
28
1980–2023
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.7674.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.6854, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2 | — |
| 1982 | 2.1 | +75.4% |
| 1983 | 1.88 | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.85 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.92 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.6 | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9497 | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.49 | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7091 | -38.6% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | +58.1% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8281 | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7549 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6855 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.827 | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6854 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9627 | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8948 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8465 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7812 | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6877 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7674 | +11.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.7674 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.22, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.7674 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03, 74% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.76 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.7091 | 1.62 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8523 | 0.6854 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8575 | 0.6877 | 1.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,950 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.7674 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6854 in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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