Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 1.05 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.05 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.05 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7077 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.05 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.05 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7077 modelled data, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7077 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7295 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7745 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8102 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8344 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8294 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7972 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7931 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8408 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8661 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8327 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8087 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8476 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9129 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9033 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8691 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8406 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8212 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8297 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8857 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9525 modelled data | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9715 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9656 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9837 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7983 modelled data | 0.7077 modelled data | 0.8661 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8551 modelled data | 0.8087 modelled data | 0.9129 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 modelled data | 0.9525 modelled data | 1.05 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.05 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7077 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 youth of upper 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