School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 66,893 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
66,893 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 206 countries
All-time high
102,429 number
in 1993
All-time low
60,578 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 66,893 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 102,429 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 60,578 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, female (number) (age female) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96,603 number | — |
| 1971 | 97,699 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 97,937 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 96,637 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 93,947 number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 90,196 number | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 86,156 number | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 82,685 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 80,693 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 80,057 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 80,542 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 81,584 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 82,823 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 83,955 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 85,020 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 86,113 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 87,335 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 88,991 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 91,437 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 94,450 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 97,655 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 100,383 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 102,205 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 102,429 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 101,032 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 98,139 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 94,319 number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 90,335 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 86,485 number | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 82,773 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 79,211 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 75,797 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 72,306 number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 69,239 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 66,633 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 64,490 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 62,742 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 61,397 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 60,685 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 60,578 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 60,998 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61,731 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62,498 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 63,352 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 64,237 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65,081 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 65,816 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 66,459 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66,878 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67,032 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66,893 number | -0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 66,893 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 60% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 66,893 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 49% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90,261 number | 80,057 number | 97,937 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,225 number | 80,542 number | 94,450 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,576 number | 82,773 number | 102,429 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,308 number | 60,578 number | 79,211 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,408 number | 60,998 number | 67,032 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,893 number | 66,893 number | 66,893 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More education data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.79 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.84 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, primary education, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 66,893 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 102,429 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,578 number in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.