Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 9,400 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 9,400 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,253 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,468 number, in 2006.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,333 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,083 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 13,515 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 12,715 number | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 11,861 number | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 11,186 number | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 10,961 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 10,992 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 11,273 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 11,689 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 12,069 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 12,202 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 12,421 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 12,618 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 12,813 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 13,052 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13,380 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 13,883 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 14,454 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 14,968 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 15,253 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 15,111 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 14,714 number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 14,032 number | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 13,192 number | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 12,380 number | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 11,823 number | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 11,263 number | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 10,748 number | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 10,277 number | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 9,836 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 9,402 number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 9,066 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 8,823 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 8,658 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 8,549 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8,468 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8,539 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,697 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8,899 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9,091 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9,205 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9,338 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9,461 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9,565 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,642 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,685 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9,679 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,623 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9,524 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,400 number | -1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 9,400 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 43% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 9,400 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,261 number | 10,961 number | 14,333 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,186 number | 12,069 number | 14,968 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,879 number | 10,277 number | 15,253 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,894 number | 8,468 number | 9,836 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,481 number | 9,091 number | 9,685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,400 number | 9,400 number | 9,400 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,950 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,926 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 91,195 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 9,400 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15,253 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,468 number in 2006.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.