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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.3084 number per square kilometre in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
0.3084 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.5244 number per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.3084 number per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
34
1971–2009

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2009

00.20.40.61971199020091971: 0.521 number per square kilometre1972: 0.524 number per square kilometre1973: 0.511 number per square kilometre1974: 0.495 number per square kilometre1975: 0.478 number per square kilometre1976: 0.477 number per square kilometre1977: 0.462 number per square kilometre1978: 0.45 number per square kilometre1979: 0.445 number per square kilometre1980: 0.49 number per square kilometre1981: 0.464 number per square kilometre1982: 0.458 number per square kilometre1983: 0.402 number per square kilometre1984: 0.401 number per square kilometre1985: 0.442 number per square kilometre1986: 0.442 number per square kilometre1987: 0.447 number per square kilometre1988: 0.444 number per square kilometre1991: 0.432 number per square kilometre1992: 0.417 number per square kilometre1993: 0.422 number per square kilometre1994: 0.371 number per square kilometre1996: 0.372 number per square kilometre1997: 0.373 number per square kilometre1999: 0.379 number per square kilometre2000: 0.383 number per square kilometre2001: 0.392 number per square kilometre2002: 0.332 number per square kilometre2003: 0.37 number per square kilometre2004: 0.412 number per square kilometre2005: 0.421 number per square kilometre2007: 0.371 number per square kilometre2008: 0.318 number per square kilometre2009: 0.308 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.3084 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5244 number per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3084 number per square kilometre, in 2009.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.5214 number per square kilometre —
1972 0.5244 number per square kilometre +0.6%
1973 0.5105 number per square kilometre -2.6%
1974 0.4949 number per square kilometre -3.1%
1975 0.478 number per square kilometre -3.4%
1976 0.4774 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1977 0.4624 number per square kilometre -3.1%
1978 0.4495 number per square kilometre -2.8%
1979 0.4446 number per square kilometre -1.1%
1980 0.4899 number per square kilometre +10.2%
1981 0.4637 number per square kilometre -5.3%
1982 0.4577 number per square kilometre -1.3%
1983 0.4019 number per square kilometre -12.2%
1984 0.4006 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1985 0.4419 number per square kilometre +10.3%
1986 0.4425 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1987 0.4468 number per square kilometre +1.0%
1988 0.4439 number per square kilometre -0.7%
1991 0.432 number per square kilometre -2.7%
1992 0.4168 number per square kilometre -3.5%
1993 0.4218 number per square kilometre +1.2%
1994 0.371 number per square kilometre -12.1%
1996 0.3721 number per square kilometre +0.3%
1997 0.3729 number per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.3791 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2000 0.3834 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.3916 number per square kilometre +2.1%
2002 0.3316 number per square kilometre -15.3%
2003 0.3696 number per square kilometre +11.5%
2004 0.4117 number per square kilometre +11.4%
2005 0.4214 number per square kilometre +2.4%
2007 0.3713 number per square kilometre -11.9%
2008 0.3181 number per square kilometre -14.3%
2009 0.3084 number per square kilometre -3.1%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3084 number per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1121 number per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 0.3084 number per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0912 number per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4848 number per square kilometre 0.4446 number per square kilometre 0.5244 number per square kilometre 9
1980s 0.4432 number per square kilometre 0.4006 number per square kilometre 0.4899 number per square kilometre 9
1990s 0.3951 number per square kilometre 0.371 number per square kilometre 0.432 number per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.3675 number per square kilometre 0.3084 number per square kilometre 0.4214 number per square kilometre 9

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 45 Nigeria 0.3265 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 46 El Salvador 0.3133 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 47 Indonesia 0.3112 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 49 East Timor 0.3061 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 50 Tonga 0.3014 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 51 Pakistan 0.2965 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.3084 number per square kilometre in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 0.5244 number per square kilometre in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3084 number per square kilometre in 2009.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2009.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.