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 21.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 21.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 153.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +17.1% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | +13.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 16.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 13.5% | 21.8% | 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 21.8% 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 21.8% 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 7.8% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th out of 206 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 153.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release