Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 32.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 32.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2008.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 58th out of 206 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | +6.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 6.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 32.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 32.6% | 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, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 32.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release