Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 0.8% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.0% | — |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -45.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +129.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 77% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 61% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +129.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 648 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 636 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,904 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,110 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release