Average years of schooling among adults in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.79 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 10.79 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 10.79 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.25 years, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 years | 7.25 years | 8.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.69 years | 8.94 years | 10.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.67 years | 10.47 years | 10.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 years | 10.77 years | 10.79 years | 4 |
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More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,693 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.79 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 years in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.