School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 18,819 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
18,819 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
156th
of 202 countries
All-time high
31,227 number
in 1990
All-time low
17,280 number
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 18,819 number.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31,227 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,280 number, in 2006.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 156th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 28,762 number
1971 27,757 number -3.5%
1972 26,150 number -5.8%
1973 24,259 number -7.2%
1974 22,545 number -7.1%
1975 21,591 number -4.2%
1976 22,059 number +2.2%
1977 22,633 number +2.6%
1978 23,615 number +4.3%
1979 24,696 number +4.6%
1980 25,439 number +3.0%
1981 25,334 number -0.4%
1982 25,807 number +1.9%
1983 26,245 number +1.7%
1984 26,709 number +1.8%
1985 27,315 number +2.3%
1986 28,181 number +3.2%
1987 29,291 number +3.9%
1988 30,390 number +3.8%
1989 31,171 number +2.6%
1990 31,227 number +0.2%
1991 30,111 number -3.6%
1992 28,775 number -4.4%
1993 26,990 number -6.2%
1994 25,095 number -7.0%
1995 23,542 number -6.2%
1996 22,863 number -2.9%
1997 21,819 number -4.6%
1998 20,875 number -4.3%
1999 20,015 number -4.1%
2000 19,201 number -4.1%
2001 18,381 number -4.3%
2002 17,890 number -2.7%
2003 17,585 number -1.7%
2004 17,423 number -0.9%
2005 17,345 number -0.4%
2006 17,280 number -0.4%
2007 17,603 number +1.9%
2008 18,051 number +2.5%
2009 18,519 number +2.6%
2010 18,879 number +1.9%
2011 18,973 number +0.5%
2012 19,218 number +1.3%
2013 19,429 number +1.1%
2014 19,589 number +0.8%
2015 19,680 number +0.5%
2016 19,692 number +0.1%
2017 19,590 number -0.5%
2018 19,390 number -1.0%
2019 19,119 number -1.4%
2020 18,819 number -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,407 number 21,591 number 28,762 number 10
1980s 27,588 number 25,334 number 31,171 number 10
1990s 25,131 number 20,015 number 31,227 number 10
2000s 17,928 number 17,280 number 19,201 number 10
2010s 19,356 number 18,879 number 19,692 number 10
2020s 18,819 number 18,819 number 18,819 number 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 153 Djibouti 20,112 number compare
  2. 154 Latvia 19,901 number compare
  3. 155 Solomon Islands 19,682 number compare
  4. 157 Fiji 17,787 number compare
  5. 158 Guyana 15,014 number compare
  6. 159 Estonia 14,882 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago was 18,819 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 31,227 number in 1990.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 17,280 number in 2006.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 156th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/