Education expenditure in the budget in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 12.57%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 60. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 12.57 pp.
1982–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.57 | +3.43 pp |
| 2024 | 9.15 | −0.68 pp |
| 2023 | 9.83 | −0.58 pp |
| 2022 | 10.41 | +0.38 pp |
| 2021 | 10.03 | −1.69 pp |
| 2020 | 11.72 | +1.26 pp |
| 2019 | 10.46 | −0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 10.65 | +0.77 pp |
| 2017 | 9.89 | −1.9 pp |
| 2016 | 11.79 | −0.52 pp |
| 2015 | 12.31 | +1.8 pp |
| 2014 | 10.51 | −1.22 pp |
| 2013 | 11.73 | +0.46 pp |
| 2012 | 11.27 | +0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 11.12 | −1.79 pp |
| 2010 | 12.9 | — |
| 2003 | 13.91 | −0.38 pp |
| 2002 | 14.29 | +2.12 pp |
| 2001 | 12.17 | +0.43 pp |
| 2000 | 11.73 | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 11.23 | +2.3 pp |
| 1998 | 8.93 | −3.11 pp |
| 1997 | 12.03 | −1.25 pp |
| 1996 | 13.28 | −1.61 pp |
| 1995 | 14.9 | −0.11 pp |
| 1994 | 15.01 | — |
| 1990 | 13.85 | +0.95 pp |
| 1989 | 12.91 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1984 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
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Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
