Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.062 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.062 GPIA
Change on year
down 93.6%
World rank
153rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.062 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
10
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.062 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.6% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.062 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 153rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9291 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9589 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9764 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.062 GPIA | -93.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.062 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9286 GPIA, 7% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.062 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8988 GPIA, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9291 GPIA | 0.9291 GPIA | 0.9291 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.7527 GPIA | 0.062 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 0.3506 GPIA compare
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Costa Rica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 GPIA compare
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 children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.062 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release