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 9,255 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9,255 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
156th
of 202 countries
All-time high
15,403 number
in 1990
All-time low
8,510 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

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

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 9,255 number.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,403 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,510 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, female (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 14,183 number
1971 13,685 number -3.5%
1972 12,909 number -5.7%
1973 11,996 number -7.1%
1974 11,165 number -6.9%
1975 10,695 number -4.2%
1976 10,902 number +1.9%
1977 11,173 number +2.5%
1978 11,642 number +4.2%
1979 12,160 number +4.4%
1980 12,516 number +2.9%
1981 12,465 number -0.4%
1982 12,690 number +1.8%
1983 12,901 number +1.7%
1984 13,130 number +1.8%
1985 13,428 number +2.3%
1986 13,853 number +3.2%
1987 14,412 number +4.0%
1988 14,968 number +3.9%
1989 15,366 number +2.7%
1990 15,403 number +0.2%
1991 14,855 number -3.6%
1992 14,188 number -4.5%
1993 13,299 number -6.3%
1994 12,356 number -7.1%
1995 11,587 number -6.2%
1996 11,259 number -2.8%
1997 10,747 number -4.5%
1998 10,286 number -4.3%
1999 9,868 number -4.1%
2000 9,472 number -4.0%
2001 9,069 number -4.3%
2002 8,822 number -2.7%
2003 8,666 number -1.8%
2004 8,581 number -1.0%
2005 8,540 number -0.5%
2006 8,510 number -0.4%
2007 8,672 number +1.9%
2008 8,896 number +2.6%
2009 9,129 number +2.6%
2010 9,307 number +1.9%
2011 9,351 number +0.5%
2012 9,470 number +1.3%
2013 9,572 number +1.1%
2014 9,648 number +0.8%
2015 9,691 number +0.4%
2016 9,696 number +0.1%
2017 9,642 number -0.6%
2018 9,540 number -1.1%
2019 9,405 number -1.4%
2020 9,255 number -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,051 number 10,695 number 14,183 number 10
1980s 13,573 number 12,465 number 15,366 number 10
1990s 12,385 number 9,868 number 15,403 number 10
2000s 8,836 number 8,510 number 9,472 number 10
2010s 9,532 number 9,307 number 9,696 number 10
2020s 9,255 number 9,255 number 9,255 number 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 153 Djibouti 10,108 number compare
  2. 154 Latvia 9,553 number compare
  3. 155 Solomon Islands 9,532 number compare
  4. 157 Fiji 8,674 number compare
  5. 158 Guyana 7,280 number compare
  6. 159 Estonia 7,272 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 9,255 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 15,403 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 8,510 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 0.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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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Female 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/