Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2003.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 95.3% | — |
| 1997 | 84.7% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 91.1% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +2.5% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 99.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.1%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 84.7% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 79.0% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 87.2% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.0% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,472 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 46.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 647 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Turks and Caicos Islands was 99.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2003.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.