School age population, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 135,838 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
135,838 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 206 countries
All-time high
207,645 number
in 1993
All-time low
122,815 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 135,838 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 207,645 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 122,815 number, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th 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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 194,540 number | — |
| 1971 | 196,996 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 197,603 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 194,960 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 189,433 number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 181,747 number | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 173,542 number | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 166,549 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 162,622 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 161,494 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 162,653 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 164,921 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 167,661 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 170,142 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 172,455 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 174,802 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 177,417 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 180,812 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 185,782 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 191,853 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 198,248 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 203,619 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 207,238 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 207,645 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 204,797 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 198,947 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 191,236 number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 183,196 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 175,423 number | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 167,904 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 160,644 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 153,641 number | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 146,532 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 140,293 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 135,001 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 130,676 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 127,181 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 124,468 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 123,030 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 122,815 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 123,670 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 125,151 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 126,716 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 128,464 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 130,276 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 132,010 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 133,523 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 134,857 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 135,740 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 136,085 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 135,838 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 181,949 number | 161,494 number | 197,603 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 174,850 number | 162,653 number | 191,853 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 193,825 number | 167,904 number | 207,645 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,428 number | 122,815 number | 160,644 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,649 number | 123,670 number | 136,085 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,838 number | 135,838 number | 135,838 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, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 135,838 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 207,645 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,815 number in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.