Lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 97.1% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1971.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35.8% | — |
| 1972 | 37.4% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | +109.3% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 68.8% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 35.8% | 37.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 78.3% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 68.7% | 73.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 73.0% | 89.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 77.5% | 97.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 46 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
- 48 South Korea 97.3% compare
- 50 Montenegro 97.0% compare
- 51 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Samoa 96.8% compare
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,028 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 97.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, total (% 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.