Official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
5 years
in 2014
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 5 years. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 years | — |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 129 Angola 5 years compare
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- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
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- 129 Czechia 5 years compare
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- 129 Greece 5 years compare
- 129 Grenada 5 years compare
- 129 Honduras 5 years compare
- 129 Latvia 5 years compare
- 129 Macau, China 5 years compare
- 129 Malta 5 years compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 129 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 129 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 years compare
- 129 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 129 Niue 5 years compare
- 129 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 129 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 129 Philippines 5 years compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 129 Samoa 5 years compare
- 129 Slovakia 5 years compare
- 129 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 129 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 years compare
- 129 Viet Nam 5 years compare
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Trinidad and Tobago was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.