Secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Secondary education, pupils was 91,195 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago is 91,195, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 105,381 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52,639, in 1971.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52,639 | — |
| 1972 | 54,927 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 54,584 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 77,362 | +41.7% |
| 1981 | 87,700 | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 91,455 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 91,374 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 92,781 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 92,752 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 95,302 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 97,444 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 99,615 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 98,741 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 99,850 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 97,493 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 97,804 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 100,278 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 105,381 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 89,727 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 86,983 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 86,047 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 89,236 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 88,408 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 91,195 | +3.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 91,195 is below the median for high income countries, which is 307,015, 30% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 91,195 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 177,095, 51% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +41.7% | 54,584 | 77,362 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,878 | 52,639 | 77,362 | 4 |
| 1980s | 94,129 | 87,700 | 99,615 | 9 |
| 1990s | 98,856 | 97,493 | 100,278 | 4 |
| 2000s | 105,381 | 105,381 | 105,381 | 1 |
| 2010s | 89,727 | 89,727 | 89,727 | 1 |
| 2020s | 88,374 | 86,047 | 91,195 | 5 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Secondary education, pupils in Trinidad and Tobago was 91,195 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 105,381 in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,639 in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.