School enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School enrollment, secondary was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1971.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.7% | — |
| 1972 | 43.1% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 71.1% | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 84.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.6% | 41.7% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.7% | 71.1% | 84.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.6% | 77.4% | 83.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 92.9% | 95.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,149 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,472 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22,384 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 36.01 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,334 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,360 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.47 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School enrollment, secondary in Trinidad and Tobago was 95.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.