Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 9,707 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago is 9,707 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15,677 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,721 number, in 2006.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 155th out of 206 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.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,685 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,459 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 13,853 number | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 13,000 number | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 12,092 number | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 11,386 number | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 11,179 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 11,232 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 11,549 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 12,010 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 12,426 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 12,574 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 12,822 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 13,038 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 13,247 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 13,496 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13,842 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14,340 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 14,905 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 15,409 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 15,677 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 15,513 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 15,115 number | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 14,428 number | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 13,579 number | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 12,754 number | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 12,178 number | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 11,601 number | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 11,065 number | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 10,571 number | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 10,105 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 9,650 number | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 9,310 number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 9,069 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,907 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8,802 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8,721 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8,792 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,949 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 9,153 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9,348 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9,468 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9,607 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9,737 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,849 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9,932 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,979 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9,980 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,927 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,832 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,707 number | -1.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 9,707 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 43% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 9,707 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,544 number | 11,179 number | 14,685 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,610 number | 12,426 number | 15,409 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,248 number | 10,571 number | 15,677 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,146 number | 8,721 number | 10,105 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,766 number | 9,348 number | 9,980 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,707 number | 9,707 number | 9,707 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, male in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Trinidad and Tobago was 9,707 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15,677 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,721 number in 2006.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.