School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 151 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 151 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena peaked at 514 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 145, in 2018.
That places Saint Helena 219th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 468 | — |
| 1990 | 448 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 403 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 395 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 437 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 492 | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 508 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 514 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 465 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 301 | -35.3% |
| 1999 | 248 | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 146 | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 145 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 154 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 148 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 157 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 166 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 164 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 166 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 151 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 468 | 468 | 468 | 1 |
| 1990s | 421.1 | 248 | 514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 148.33 | 145 | 154 | 3 |
| 2020s | 158.67 | 148 | 166 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 286 compare
- 217 Tokelau 223 compare
- 218 Montserrat 154 compare
- 220 Niue 134 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena was 151 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 514 in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 145 in 2018.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Helena ranks 219th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release