School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 37,908 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37,908 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
159th
of 199 countries
All-time high
40,974 number
in 1998
All-time low
34,735 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 41.0k number1999: 39.4k number2000: 37.5k number2001: 36.3k number2002: 35.5k number2003: 35.1k number2004: 34.9k number2005: 34.7k number2006: 34.8k number2007: 35.7k number2008: 36.7k number2009: 37.6k number2010: 37.8k number2011: 38.2k number2012: 38.7k number2013: 39.0k number2014: 39.3k number2015: 39.4k number2016: 39.3k number2017: 39.0k number2018: 38.5k number2019: 37.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago is 37,908 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 40,974 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34,735 number, in 2005.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 40,974 number
1999 39,378 number -3.9%
2000 37,544 number -4.7%
2001 36,285 number -3.4%
2002 35,504 number -2.2%
2003 35,082 number -1.2%
2004 34,922 number -0.5%
2005 34,735 number -0.5%
2006 34,846 number +0.3%
2007 35,657 number +2.3%
2008 36,655 number +2.8%
2009 37,611 number +2.6%
2010 37,805 number +0.5%
2011 38,221 number +1.1%
2012 38,667 number +1.2%
2013 39,031 number +0.9%
2014 39,280 number +0.6%
2015 39,386 number +0.3%
2016 39,315 number -0.2%
2017 39,008 number -0.8%
2018 38,518 number -1.3%
2019 37,908 number -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,176 number 39,378 number 40,974 number 2
2000s 35,884 number 34,735 number 37,611 number 10
2010s 38,714 number 37,805 number 39,386 number 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 156 Guyana 45,368 number compare
  2. 157 Djibouti 40,649 number compare
  3. 158 Mauritius 38,862 number compare
  4. 160 Montenegro 36,625 number compare
  5. 161 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
  6. 162 Iceland 25,173 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 37,908 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 40,974 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 34,735 number in 2005.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/