School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 26 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
218th
of 222 countries
All-time high
86
in 1993
All-time low
18
in 2009
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena stood at 26.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena peaked at 86 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2009.
Saint Helena ranks 218th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84 | — |
| 1982 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 74 | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 64 | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 59 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 80 | +35.6% |
| 1987 | 67 | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 54 | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 74 | +37.0% |
| 1993 | 86 | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 51 | -40.7% |
| 1995 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 40 | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 58 | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 31 | -46.6% |
| 1999 | 37 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 52 | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 45 | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 36 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 30 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 33 | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 25 | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 18 | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 19 | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 29 | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 23 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 26 | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70 | 54 | 84 | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.2 | 31 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34 | 18 | 52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8 | 19 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.33 | 23 | 27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 215 Tuvalu 101 compare
- 216 Anguilla 85 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 32 compare
- 219 Montserrat 23 compare
- 219 Tokelau 23 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 20 compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 255 (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, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Helena was 26 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2009.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Saint Helena ranks 218th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release