School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 92,658 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
92,658 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
158th
of 205 countries
All-time high
146,400 number
in 1998
All-time low
86,740 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago is 92,658 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 146,400 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86,740 number, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 158th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116,781 number | — |
| 1971 | 119,311 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 122,454 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 125,591 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 128,921 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 133,024 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 137,426 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 138,953 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 138,409 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 135,931 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 131,108 number | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 124,840 number | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 119,540 number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 115,966 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 113,974 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 113,812 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 115,088 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 115,850 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 117,081 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 118,659 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 120,050 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 121,289 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 122,715 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 125,470 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 129,429 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 134,874 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 141,031 number | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 144,825 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 146,400 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 145,976 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 143,431 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 139,305 number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 133,774 number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 128,486 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 123,235 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 117,948 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 112,703 number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 107,051 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 101,966 number | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 97,536 number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 93,803 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 90,809 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 88,654 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 87,307 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 86,740 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86,941 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87,724 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 88,796 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89,984 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 91,280 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92,658 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,680 number | 116,781 number | 138,953 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,592 number | 113,812 number | 131,108 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,206 number | 120,050 number | 146,400 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,544 number | 97,536 number | 143,431 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,204 number | 86,740 number | 93,803 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,658 number | 92,658 number | 92,658 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, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 92,658 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 146,400 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,740 number in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.