Official entrance age to pre-primary education (Official UNESCO) in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Official entrance age to pre-primary education (Official UNESCO) was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 223 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1998
All-time low
3 years
in 1981
Years of data
28
1981–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Saint Helena, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Saint Helena is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Saint Helena peaked at 4 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1981.
Saint Helena ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (Official UNESCO) in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3 years | — |
| 1982 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1986)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 255 (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Saint Helena?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Saint Helena was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1981.
- How does Saint Helena rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Saint Helena ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.