School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 56,509 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago is 56,509 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 90,231 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 51,767 number, in 2013.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 154th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,528 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,935 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 75,826 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 77,994 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 80,375 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 83,055 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 85,529 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 85,432 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 83,109 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 79,395 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 75,145 number | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 71,209 number | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 68,679 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 67,868 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 68,261 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 69,208 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 70,238 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 70,789 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 71,487 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 72,233 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 72,887 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 73,657 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 75,048 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 77,773 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 81,336 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 85,282 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 88,886 number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 90,231 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 89,318 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 86,891 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 83,930 number | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 81,025 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 77,645 number | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 74,358 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 71,121 number | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 67,868 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 64,654 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 61,377 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 58,653 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 56,416 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 54,524 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 52,982 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 52,012 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 51,767 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52,054 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 52,617 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53,290 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 54,040 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 54,835 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 55,656 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56,509 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79,718 number | 72,528 number | 85,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,512 number | 67,868 number | 75,145 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,131 number | 72,887 number | 90,231 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,705 number | 56,416 number | 83,930 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,378 number | 51,767 number | 55,656 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,509 number | 56,509 number | 56,509 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 56,509 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 90,231 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,767 number in 2013.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.