Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 95.7% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena, 1981–1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena is 95.7%, measured in 1998. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena peaked at 95.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1984.
Saint Helena ranks 162nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.7% | 76.5% | 81.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 159 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 95.7% compare
- 161 Falkland Islands 95.7% compare
- 163 Bulgaria 95.3% compare
- 164 Kiribati 95.3% compare
- 165 Canada 95.0% compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 0.0% (1986)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% (1995)
- Share of primary school teachers who are women 91.2% (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Helena was 95.7% in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1984.
- How does Saint Helena rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Saint Helena ranks 162nd out of 217 countries with data for 1998.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.