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Turks and Caicos Islands · Education

Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.

16 indicators · 11 with data

Literacy

Enrolment

School enrolment, primary (% gross)

% gross

5th of 134 · 1st in Latin America
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School enrolment, primary (% gross)Turks and Caicos Islands's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 149.0 % in 1971 to 125.1 % in 2024.1980199020002010202080%100%120%140%160%180%125.1 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 149.0 % in 1971 to 125.1 % in 2024.

School enrolment, secondary (% gross)

% gross

10th of 109 · 4th in Latin America
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School enrolment, secondary (% gross)Turks and Caicos Islands's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 30.0 % in 1971 to 119.7 % in 2024.198019902000201020200%20%40%60%80%100%120%119.7 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 30.0 % in 1971 to 119.7 % in 2024.

Tertiary enrolment

% gross

96th of 128 · 15th in Latin America
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Tertiary enrolmentTurks and Caicos Islands's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.1 % in 2008 to 25.3 % in 2023.2010201520200%10%20%30%25.3 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.1 % in 2008 to 25.3 % in 2023.

Children out of school, primary

children

1st of 120 · 1st in Latin America
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Children out of school, primaryTurks and Caicos Islands's children out of school, primary fell from 264 in 1997 to 3.9 in 2024.2000200520102015202001002003004005003.9

Turks and Caicos Islands's children out of school, primary fell from 264 in 1997 to 3.9 in 2024.

Attainment

Primary completion rate

% of relevant age group

2nd of 111 · 1st in Latin America
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Primary completion rateTurks and Caicos Islands's primary completion rate rose from 83.2 % in 1994 to 132.4 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%50%100%150%200%132.4 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's primary completion rate rose from 83.2 % in 1994 to 132.4 % in 2024.

Spending

Education spending

% of GDP

36th of 40 · 14th in Latin America
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Education spendingTurks and Caicos Islands's education spending fell from 4.7 % in 2000 to 2.9 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%2%4%6%2.9 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's education spending fell from 4.7 % in 2000 to 2.9 % in 2024.

Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)

% of government expenditure

46th of 60 · 15th in Latin America
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Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)Turks and Caicos Islands's government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure) rose from 0.0 % in 1981 to 9.8 % in 2025.19902000201020200%5%10%15%20%9.8 %

Turks and Caicos Islands's government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure) rose from 0.0 % in 1981 to 9.8 % in 2025.

Capacity

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

pupils per teacher

36th of 90 · 11th in Latin America
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Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryTurks and Caicos Islands's pupil-teacher ratio, primary rose from 15.2 in 1971 to 17.7 in 2018.198019902000201051015202517.7

Turks and Caicos Islands's pupil-teacher ratio, primary rose from 15.2 in 1971 to 17.7 in 2018.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Turks and Caicos Islands.

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