Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.05 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.07 index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9574 index, in 1981.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9574 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9659 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9696 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9703 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.968 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9675 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9702 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9741 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.978 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9819 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9868 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9926 index | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9972 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.03 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.05 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.05 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.969 index | 0.9574 index | 0.978 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9819 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 55 South Africa 1.06 index compare
- 56 Thailand 1.06 index compare
- 57 Cameroon 1.06 index compare
- 59 Madagascar 1.05 index compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 index compare
- 61 Botswana 1.05 index compare
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9574 index in 1981.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.