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 9,564 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9,564 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
156th
of 202 countries
All-time high
15,824 number
in 1990
All-time low
8,770 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 9,564 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,824 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,770 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, male (number) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 14,579 number
1971 14,072 number -3.5%
1972 13,241 number -5.9%
1973 12,263 number -7.4%
1974 11,380 number -7.2%
1975 10,896 number -4.3%
1976 11,157 number +2.4%
1977 11,460 number +2.7%
1978 11,973 number +4.5%
1979 12,536 number +4.7%
1980 12,923 number +3.1%
1981 12,869 number -0.4%
1982 13,117 number +1.9%
1983 13,344 number +1.7%
1984 13,579 number +1.8%
1985 13,887 number +2.3%
1986 14,328 number +3.2%
1987 14,879 number +3.8%
1988 15,422 number +3.6%
1989 15,805 number +2.5%
1990 15,824 number +0.1%
1991 15,256 number -3.6%
1992 14,587 number -4.4%
1993 13,691 number -6.1%
1994 12,739 number -7.0%
1995 11,955 number -6.2%
1996 11,604 number -2.9%
1997 11,072 number -4.6%
1998 10,589 number -4.4%
1999 10,147 number -4.2%
2000 9,729 number -4.1%
2001 9,312 number -4.3%
2002 9,068 number -2.6%
2003 8,919 number -1.6%
2004 8,842 number -0.9%
2005 8,805 number -0.4%
2006 8,770 number -0.4%
2007 8,931 number +1.8%
2008 9,155 number +2.5%
2009 9,390 number +2.6%
2010 9,572 number +1.9%
2011 9,622 number +0.5%
2012 9,748 number +1.3%
2013 9,857 number +1.1%
2014 9,941 number +0.9%
2015 9,989 number +0.5%
2016 9,996 number +0.1%
2017 9,948 number -0.5%
2018 9,850 number -1.0%
2019 9,714 number -1.4%
2020 9,564 number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,356 number 10,896 number 14,579 number 10
1980s 14,015 number 12,869 number 15,805 number 10
1990s 12,746 number 10,147 number 15,824 number 10
2000s 9,092 number 8,770 number 9,729 number 10
2010s 9,824 number 9,572 number 9,996 number 10
2020s 9,564 number 9,564 number 9,564 number 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 153 Latvia 10,348 number compare
  2. 154 Solomon Islands 10,150 number compare
  3. 155 Djibouti 10,004 number compare
  4. 157 Fiji 9,113 number compare
  5. 158 Guyana 7,734 number compare
  6. 159 Estonia 7,610 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 9,564 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 15,824 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 8,770 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 0.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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, male (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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Male 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/