Primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Primary completion rate, total was 91.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1982–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago is 91.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 111.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2001.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 111.4% | — |
| 1985 | 93.1% | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 96.0% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.2% | 93.1% | 111.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 89.0% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.8% | 92.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 107 New Caledonia 92.5% compare
- 108 Oman 92.1% compare
- 109 Hong Kong 91.7% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 91.6% compare
- 112 Philippines 91.4% compare
- 113 Togo 91.2% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 10,000 current US$ (2000)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 330,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 560,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 90,000 current US$ (1997)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 370,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 480,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 240,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 70,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 4.08 million current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Primary completion rate, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 91.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 111.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2001.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.