Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9732 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9732 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9732 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6992 modelled data
in 2015
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.9732 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.9732 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6992 modelled data, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7329 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7801 modelled data | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7846 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7724 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7456 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7573 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7843 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.787 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7458 modelled data | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7311 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7759 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8103 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7983 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7459 modelled data | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7131 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6992 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.72 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7895 modelled data | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8472 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8581 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8599 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8889 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9295 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9591 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9648 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9732 modelled data | +0.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.9732 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 97% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.9732 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7621 modelled data | 0.7311 modelled data | 0.787 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7757 modelled data | 0.6992 modelled data | 0.8581 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9292 modelled data | 0.8599 modelled data | 0.9732 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.9732 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9732 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6992 modelled data in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release