Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 136,085 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
136,085 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
145th
of 186 countries
All-time high
153,610 number
in 1998
All-time low
104,763 number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 153.6k number1999: 147.1k number2000: 140.7k number2001: 134.6k number2002: 128.2k number2003: 122.4k number2004: 117.4k number2005: 113.3k number2006: 110.0k number2007: 107.1k number2008: 105.4k number2009: 104.8k number2010: 105.2k number2011: 106.5k number2012: 107.8k number2013: 109.3k number2014: 130.3k number2015: 132.0k number2016: 133.5k number2017: 134.9k number2018: 135.7k number2019: 136.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 136,085 number.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 153,610 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 104,763 number, in 2009.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 153,610 number
1999 147,056 number -4.3%
2000 140,703 number -4.3%
2001 134,589 number -4.3%
2002 128,156 number -4.8%
2003 122,401 number -4.5%
2004 117,436 number -4.1%
2005 113,325 number -3.5%
2006 109,992 number -2.9%
2007 107,137 number -2.6%
2008 105,384 number -1.6%
2009 104,763 number -0.6%
2010 105,231 number +0.4%
2011 106,478 number +1.2%
2012 107,771 number +1.2%
2013 109,266 number +1.4%
2014 130,276 number +19.2%
2015 132,010 number +1.3%
2016 133,523 number +1.1%
2017 134,857 number +1.0%
2018 135,740 number +0.7%
2019 136,085 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 150,333 number 147,056 number 153,610 number 2
2000s 118,389 number 104,763 number 140,703 number 10
2010s 123,124 number 105,231 number 136,085 number 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 142 Equatorial Guinea 177,351 number compare
  2. 143 Mauritius 173,194 number compare
  3. 144 Bahrain 172,196 number compare
  4. 146 Estonia 132,886 number compare
  5. 147 Comoros 127,539 number compare
  6. 148 Cape Verde 102,544 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 136,085 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 153,610 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 104,763 number in 2009.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.