Lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago is 93.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1971.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.6% | — |
| 1972 | 34.7% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 77.7% | +123.8% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 32.6% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 66.5% | 72.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 70.1% | 85.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 73.7% | 93.4% | 2 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Trinidad and Tobago was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.