Primary education, pupils in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Primary education, pupils was 3,673 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Turks and Caicos Islands recorded 3,673 for primary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 3,673 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,573, in 1997.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 197th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,708 | 1,615 | 1,800 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1,715 | 1,573 | 1,822 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,196 | 1,810 | 2,891 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,020 | 2,515 | 3,482 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,409 | 2,963 | 3,673 | 5 |
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More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 125.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 272 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 124.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 126.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 119.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Primary education, pupils in Turks and Caicos Islands was 3,673 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,673 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,573 in 1997.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for primary education, pupils?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.