School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 86,496 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
86,496 number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
154th
of 203 countries
All-time high
140,318 number
in 2003
All-time low
86,496 number
in 2018
Years of data
47
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 86,496 number. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 140,318 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 86,496 number, in 2018.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92,887 number | — |
| 1971 | 96,192 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 100,084 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 103,658 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 106,983 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 110,110 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 113,252 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 115,836 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 119,177 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 123,085 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 127,495 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 131,419 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 133,491 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 133,405 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 131,219 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 126,776 number | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 121,186 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 114,233 number | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 109,869 number | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 107,750 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 107,850 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 109,582 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 111,152 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 112,165 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 112,905 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 113,438 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 114,335 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 115,531 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 118,125 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 122,090 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 127,662 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 133,851 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 138,295 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 140,318 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 140,168 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 137,838 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 133,933 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 128,798 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 123,594 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 118,265 number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 112,892 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 107,721 number | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 103,377 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 99,360 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 95,724 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 92,515 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 86,496 number | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,126 number | 92,887 number | 123,085 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,684 number | 107,750 number | 133,491 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,717 number | 107,850 number | 122,090 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,272 number | 118,265 number | 140,318 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,726 number | 86,496 number | 112,892 number | 7 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Trinidad and Tobago was 86,496 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 140,318 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,496 number in 2018.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.