Education in Trinidad and Tobago 132 indicators covering education for Trinidad and Tobago. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 69.6% 2025 down 3.9% 30th Population ages 0-14 17.5% 2025 down 10.8% 148th Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 98.3% 2024 down 3.2% 121st Primary education, teachers 7,693 2024 up 3.3% 148th School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% 2024 down 2.0% 118th School enrollment, primary, male 98.4% 2024 down 4.2% 123rd Labor force, total 651,715 2025 down 4.7% 155th Labor force, female 42.1% 2025 up 0.2% 124th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.966 GPI 2010 down 2.4% 153rd School enrollment, secondary 95.7% 2024 — 79th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.2 per 1,000 2024 up 21.1% 44th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.9 per 1,000 2024 up 11.4% 58th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 108th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1 per 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 115th Secondary education, teachers 7,950 2024 — 146th School enrollment, secondary, female 98.5% 2024 — 72nd School enrollment, secondary, male 93.0% 2024 — 84th School enrollment, tertiary 23.8% 2024 — 123rd School enrollment, primary, private 9.8% 2023 down 86.4% 116th School enrollment, preprimary 64.5% 2021 down 22.3% 106th School enrollment, tertiary, male 18.1% 2024 — 128th School enrollment, tertiary, female 29.8% 2024 — 123rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2004 up 3.4% 51st School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.39 GPI 2024 — 34th Secondary education, teachers, female 5,758 2024 — 131st Primary completion rate, female 92.6% 2023 up 3.7% 112th Primary completion rate, male 90.6% 2023 up 2.8% 115th Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2023 down 13.8% 137th Secondary education, general pupils 82,344 2010 down 25.9% 150th Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.1% 2024 up 27.0% 49th School enrollment, preprimary, female 65.1% 2021 down 21.5% 102nd School enrollment, preprimary, male 63.9% 2021 down 23.0% 106th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.1% 2022 up 7.6% 60th Government expenditure on education, total 12.6% 2025 up 2.2% 101st Secondary education, general pupils 52.0% 2010 up 0.4% 26th Lower secondary completion rate, female 100.8% 2024 up 24.0% 26th Lower secondary completion rate, male 93.4% 2024 up 30.4% 63rd Children out of school 7.2% 2024 up 27.2% 65th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, pupils 126,491 2024 down 3.7% 148th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Secondary education, pupils 91,195 2024 up 1.6% 154th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.6% 2022 up 4.9% 57th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 95.7% 2022 up 10.1% 57th Secondary education, vocational pupils 892 2004 up 29.7% 168th Number of under-five deaths, male 168 2024 down 31.1% 136th Number of under-five deaths, female 133 2024 down 31.8% 136th Number of infant deaths, male 151 2024 down 31.7% 135th Number of infant deaths, female 120 2024 down 31.4% 133rd Children out of school, female 6.2% 2024 up 11.6% 77th Children out of school, male 8.1% 2024 up 42.0% 65th Secondary education, vocational pupils 27.6% 2004 up 67.9% 163rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 101.3% 2010 up 5.1% 101st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.3% 2025 up 37.1% 133rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.9% 2025 up 32.0% 132nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.9% 2025 up 42.3% 140th Primary education, teachers 82.3% 2024 up 4.5% 73rd Repeaters, primary, total 6.3% 2010 down 20.1% 52nd Page 1 of 3 Next →