School age population, lower secondary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 27,872 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
27,872 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
154th
of 205 countries
All-time high
44,587 number
in 1997
All-time low
25,555 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 27,872 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 44,587 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25,555 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, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36,151 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,977 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 37,926 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 38,961 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 40,089 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 41,374 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 42,574 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 42,521 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 41,367 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 39,528 number | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 37,428 number | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 35,483 number | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 34,205 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 33,763 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 33,908 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 34,321 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 34,772 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 34,994 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 35,292 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 35,619 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 35,907 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 36,263 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 36,947 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 38,306 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 40,093 number | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 42,075 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 43,888 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 44,587 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44,148 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 42,942 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 41,458 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 40,000 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 38,302 number | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 36,676 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 35,093 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 33,509 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 31,943 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 30,340 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 28,996 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 27,884 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 26,936 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 26,166 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 25,679 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 25,555 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 25,693 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25,970 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26,301 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 26,669 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 27,056 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27,456 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27,872 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,747 number | 36,151 number | 42,574 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,978 number | 33,763 number | 37,428 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,516 number | 35,907 number | 44,587 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,420 number | 27,884 number | 41,458 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,348 number | 25,555 number | 27,456 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,872 number | 27,872 number | 27,872 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,491 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 27,872 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 44,587 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,555 number in 2013.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.