Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 12.6% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1998.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.9% | — |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 8.9% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 0.429 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5918 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 11,087 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 74,837 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.3688 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Trinidad and Tobago was 12.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.