Primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Primary education, teachers was 94.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1984–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 94.6%, measured in 2023. 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, primary education, teachers 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 13th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 386 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,372 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39.61 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1,174 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -31.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Primary education, teachers in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 94.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1986.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for primary education, teachers?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.