Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) was 221 in 1998. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Helena, 1970–1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 221 for enrolment in primary education, female in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Helena peaked at 420 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 221, in 1998.
That places Saint Helena 212th out of 216 countries with data for 1998, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 420 | — |
| 1971 | 396 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 373 | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 356 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 354 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 365 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 380 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 392 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 372 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 375 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 369 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 334 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 325 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 318 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 299 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 318 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 221 | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 378.67 | 354 | 420 | 9 |
| 1980s | 334 | 299 | 375 | 7 |
| 1990s | 221 | 221 | 221 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 209 Tuvalu 630 compare
- 210 Anguilla 628 compare
- 211 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 260 compare
- 213 Montserrat 179 compare
- 214 Falkland Islands 93 compare
- 215 Niue 81 compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 255 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 37 (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 41.94 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53 (1998)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Helena?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Helena was 221 in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 420 in 1970.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 in 1998.
- How does Saint Helena rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Saint Helena ranks 212th out of 216 countries with data for 1998.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release