Official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Official entrance age to primary education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 6 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1981
All-time low
5 years
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 5 years for official entrance age to primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena peaked at 5 years in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1981.
Official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5 years | — |
| 1982 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 1 Afghanistan 7 years compare
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More education data for Saint Helena
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28 (1982)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9 (1982)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena?
- Official entrance age to primary education in Saint Helena was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1981.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1981.
- How does Saint Helena rank for official entrance age to primary education?
- Saint Helena ranks 1st out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to 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 flat.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release