Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 94.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 94.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 94.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1986.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 14th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 79.0% | — |
| 1985 | 81.7% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 60.6% | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 74.1% | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 69.6% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 75.5% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 63.9% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +3.8% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 94.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 94.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -25.8% | 81.7% | 60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.4% | 60.6% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 63.9% | 80.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 82.6% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 86.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 91.1% | 94.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 94.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1986.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 14th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release