Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.2784 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.2784 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5244 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2312 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5214 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.5244 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5105 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4949 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.478 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4774 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4624 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4495 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4446 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4899 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4637 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4577 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4019 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4006 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4419 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4425 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4468 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4439 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.432 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4168 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.371 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3721 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3729 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3834 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3916 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3316 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3696 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4117 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4214 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3713 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3181 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2573 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2634 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2312 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2784 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2784 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1084 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2784 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.086 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4848 units per square kilometre | 0.4446 units per square kilometre | 0.5244 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4432 units per square kilometre | 0.4006 units per square kilometre | 0.4899 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3951 units per square kilometre | 0.371 units per square kilometre | 0.432 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3675 units per square kilometre | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | 0.4214 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2576 units per square kilometre | 0.2312 units per square kilometre | 0.2784 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 48 Pakistan 0.2909 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 El Salvador 0.2858 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 San Marino 0.2833 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Cape Verde 0.2744 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 0.2623 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Qatar 0.2552 units per square kilometre compare
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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2784 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5244 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2312 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.