Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 9,707 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9,707 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
153rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,517 number
in 1996
All-time low
8,718 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 9,707 number.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,517 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8,718 number, in 2012.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 12,468 number
1971 12,684 number +1.7%
1972 13,114 number +3.4%
1973 13,572 number +3.5%
1974 13,959 number +2.9%
1975 14,425 number +3.3%
1976 14,651 number +1.6%
1977 14,129 number -3.6%
1978 13,321 number -5.7%
1979 12,639 number -5.1%
1980 11,934 number -5.6%
1981 11,388 number -4.6%
1982 11,317 number -0.6%
1983 11,507 number +1.7%
1984 11,653 number +1.3%
1985 11,835 number +1.6%
1986 12,036 number +1.7%
1987 12,116 number +0.7%
1988 12,209 number +0.8%
1989 12,364 number +1.3%
1990 12,476 number +0.9%
1991 12,694 number +1.7%
1992 13,198 number +4.0%
1993 13,865 number +5.1%
1994 14,460 number +4.3%
1995 15,100 number +4.4%
1996 15,517 number +2.8%
1997 15,280 number -1.5%
1998 14,721 number -3.7%
1999 14,222 number -3.4%
2000 13,728 number -3.5%
2001 13,206 number -3.8%
2002 12,628 number -4.4%
2003 12,065 number -4.5%
2004 11,495 number -4.7%
2005 10,923 number -5.0%
2006 10,399 number -4.8%
2007 9,925 number -4.6%
2008 9,552 number -3.8%
2009 9,224 number -3.4%
2010 8,935 number -3.1%
2011 8,751 number -2.1%
2012 8,718 number -0.4%
2013 8,791 number +0.8%
2014 8,883 number +1.0%
2015 8,998 number +1.3%
2016 9,133 number +1.5%
2017 9,271 number +1.5%
2018 9,410 number +1.5%
2019 9,555 number +1.5%
2020 9,707 number +1.6%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 9,707 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,697 number, 41% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 9,707 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,030 number, 42% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13,496 number 12,468 number 14,651 number 10
1980s 11,836 number 11,317 number 12,364 number 10
1990s 14,153 number 12,476 number 15,517 number 10
2000s 11,314 number 9,224 number 13,728 number 10
2010s 9,044 number 8,718 number 9,555 number 10
2020s 9,707 number 9,707 number 9,707 number 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 150 Slovenia 10,567 number compare
  2. 151 Comoros 10,114 number compare
  3. 152 Latvia 9,939 number compare
  4. 154 Djibouti 9,689 number compare
  5. 155 Bahrain 9,004 number compare
  6. 156 Fiji 8,489 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Trinidad and Tobago was 9,707 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 15,517 number in 1996.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 8,718 number in 2012.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.