Which has higher over-age students, primary, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?

Portugal, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?

27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Trinidad and Tobago: Over-age students, primary

Portugal

8.1%

in 2017

Trinidad and Tobago

8.0%

in 2010

Portugal rank

77th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

79th

Over-age students, primary over time

Portugal
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.7%	17.2%	5.6%	Portugal
1980s	19.0%	7.3%	11.7%	Portugal
1990s	14.6%	5.5%	9.0%	Portugal
2000s	10.6%	7.0%	3.6%	Portugal
2010s	7.4%	8.0%	0.6%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Portugal or Trinidad and Tobago?: Portugal, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
How do Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Portugal ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 79th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.