Education in Trinidad and Tobago 1,833 indicators covering education for Trinidad and Tobago. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Trained teachers in primary education, female 83.4% 2024 down 13.0% 93rd Trained teachers in primary education, male 86.3% 2024 up 46.3% 81st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 760 2023 down 4.0% 96th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 655 2023 down 6.4% 92nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 28,064 2024 up 0.7% 146th Education spending 3.23 2023 down 13.8% 137th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 486 2023 up 22.1% 95th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 602 2023 down 6.4% 99th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 22.1% 2025 up 112.5% 46th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 21.8% 2025 up 153.5% 49th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 22.4% 2025 up 82.1% 48th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 31.7% 2025 up 23.3% 62nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 32.6% 2025 up 36.4% 57th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 30.9% 2025 up 12.4% 67th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 15.1% 2025 up 93.6% 50th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 14.1% 2025 up 98.6% 51st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 16.1% 2025 up 89.4% 45th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.05 modelled data 2025 up 21.1% 49th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 35,085 2024 up 4.6% 146th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6948 GPIA 2024 up 12.1% 97th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.2% 2023 down 13.8% 137th Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2010 down 1.2% 115th Inequality in education 0.0587 2023 down 39.5% 129th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 5.7% 2009 up 10.0% 48th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 18,000 2024 up 1.9% 146th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9732 modelled data 2025 up 39.2% 95th End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 106th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2004 — 55th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 17,085 2024 up 7.6% 145th Tertiary education, academic staff 33.8% 2004 up 10.5% 126th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 77th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2 2024 down 94.7% 179th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8758 modelled data 2025 up 4.8% 128th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5.3% 2009 down 38.2% 53rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.0% 2009 down 36.6% 46th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2004 — 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.0% 2024 up 6.7% 94th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2004 — 29th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.5% 2022 up 4.8% 34th Persistence to grade 5, male 97.7% 2022 up 8.1% 35th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.2% 2024 up 0.4% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 99.8% 2024 up 8.1% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 96.3% 2024 up 5.3% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 2.5% 45th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 66.2% 2004 — 9th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 8.6% 2004 — 13th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 75.3% 2004 — 17th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.81 years 2024 up 0.4% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 98.6% 2024 up 1.7% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 97.8% 2024 down 1.0% 121st Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 517 2023 up 23.1% 84th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 627 2023 down 2.5% 90th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 6.9% 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 33,761 2025 down 11.1% 160th School age population, early childhood education, female 16,574 2025 down 11.1% 160th School age population, early childhood education, male 17,187 2025 down 11.2% 160th ← Previous Page 8 of 31 Next →