Education in Trinidad and Tobago

1,852 indicators covering education for Trinidad and Tobago.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 65.4% 2010 up 29.5% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 1,471 2023 up 25.6% 12th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.5% 2024 up 147.0% 11th
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are 34.0% 2003 54th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained 65.0% 2009 up 6.6% 30th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male 801 2023 up 19.6% 12th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 0.7674 2023 down 7.2% 29th
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female 670 2023 up 33.7% 11th
Government expenditure on education 12.57 2025 up 2.2% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 67.5% 2023 up 11.8% 20th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 1.5% 2023 up 13.0% 20th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 32.5% 2023 down 18.0% 48th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 59.9% 2023 down 40.1% 23rd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 76.7% 2024 down 23.3% 19th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 73.6% 2023 down 26.4% 21st
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.786 2023 down 47.5% 28th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 15.8% 2024 up 8.5% 16th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 18.7% 21st
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 6.5% 2009 up 384.8% 6th
Net enrolment rate: pre-primary education 21.5 2023 35th
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education 96.37 2023 3rd
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education 71.85 2023 32nd
Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age 1,374 2023 24th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age 3.63 2023 33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 28.15 2023 3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 7.7% 2022 up 17.9% 5th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 0.6098 2023 down 48.9% 21st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 6.5% 2010 up 86.5% 48th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 12.3% 2010 up 139.9% 68th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 11.0% 2010 up 124.2% 64th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 8.0% 2010 up 95.6% 67th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 7.6% 2010 up 75.2% 72nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 9.4% 2010 up 95.8% 71st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 8.5% 2010 up 92.6% 75th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 8.5% 2010 up 105.1% 68th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 7.7% 2010 up 85.0% 73rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary 8.5% 2010 up 105.1% 69th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary 7.7% 2010 up 85.0% 73rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary 6.3% 2010 up 37.2% 71st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary 6.2% 2010 up 22.0% 77th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary 6.3% 2010 up 37.2% 69th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary 6.2% 2010 up 22.0% 76th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary 7.2% 2010 up 98.6% 55th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary 7.2% 2010 up 55.0% 60th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary 7.2% 2010 up 109.0% 51st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary 7.2% 2010 up 61.6% 59th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary 5.0% 2010 up 273.7% 31st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary 4.0% 2010 up 364.7% 33rd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary 10.9% 2010 up 108.4% 77th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. 9.7% 2010 up 88.9% 80th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary 19.9% 2010 up 111.4% 44th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 15.4% 2010 up 86.6% 47th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary 15.8% 2010 up 140.1% 78th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary 14.1% 2010 up 124.0% 77th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 10.3% 2010 up 95.1% 82nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 9.6% 2010 up 75.4% 84th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary 12.1% 2010 up 96.1% 84th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 10.9% 2010 up 92.4% 84th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary 10.9% 2010 up 104.9% 78th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary 9.8% 2010 up 85.0% 82nd