Population of compulsory school age, male in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Population of compulsory school age, male was 69,053 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
69,053 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
145th
of 186 countries
All-time high
77,873 number
in 1998
All-time low
53,084 number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 77.9k number1999: 74.6k number2000: 71.3k number2001: 68.2k number2002: 64.9k number2003: 62.0k number2004: 59.5k number2005: 57.4k number2006: 55.7k number2007: 54.3k number2008: 53.4k number2009: 53.1k number2010: 53.3k number2011: 54.0k number2012: 54.6k number2013: 55.4k number2014: 66.0k number2015: 66.9k number2016: 67.7k number2017: 68.4k number2018: 68.9k number2019: 69.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 69,053 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 77,873 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53,084 number, in 2009.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 77,873 number
1999 74,560 number -4.3%
2000 71,328 number -4.3%
2001 68,194 number -4.4%
2002 64,916 number -4.8%
2003 61,985 number -4.5%
2004 59,461 number -4.1%
2005 57,384 number -3.5%
2006 55,718 number -2.9%
2007 54,279 number -2.6%
2008 53,396 number -1.6%
2009 53,084 number -0.6%
2010 53,324 number +0.5%
2011 53,952 number +1.2%
2012 54,611 number +1.2%
2013 55,375 number +1.4%
2014 66,039 number +19.3%
2015 66,929 number +1.3%
2016 67,707 number +1.2%
2017 68,398 number +1.0%
2018 68,862 number +0.7%
2019 69,053 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,216 number 74,560 number 77,873 number 2
2000s 59,974 number 53,084 number 71,328 number 10
2010s 62,425 number 53,324 number 69,053 number 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 142 Equatorial Guinea 90,110 number compare
  2. 143 Mauritius 88,272 number compare
  3. 144 Bahrain 88,053 number compare
  4. 146 Estonia 68,374 number compare
  5. 147 Comoros 64,898 number compare
  6. 148 Cape Verde 51,690 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Trinidad and Tobago?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Trinidad and Tobago was 69,053 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 77,873 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 53,084 number in 2009.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
Last refreshed

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.