Share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of children who have completed primary school was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 98.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1981.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 91.1% | — |
| 1982 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 98.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.9% | 91.1% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.3% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Trinidad and Tobago was 98.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1981.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.