Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.1%
Change on year
up 97.8%
World rank
6th
of 121 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2024
All-time low
9.1%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 18.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 97.8% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.3% | — |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +97.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 9.1% | 18.1% | 4 |
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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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Trinidad and Tobago was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release