School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 43 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
43
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
220th
of 222 countries
All-time high
151
in 1987
All-time low
33
in 2023
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena is 43, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena peaked at 151 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2023.
That places Saint Helena 220th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 114 | — |
| 1982 | 127 | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 124 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 121 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 119 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 141 | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 151 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 126 | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 113 | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 94 | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 110 | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 99 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 103 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 114 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 90 | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 74 | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 79 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 65 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 51 | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 45 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 51 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 51 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58 | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 49 | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 45 | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 43 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 126.22 | 113 | 151 | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.5 | 74 | 114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2 | 44 | 80 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5 | 46 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47 | 33 | 60 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 47 compare
- 219 Tokelau 45 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 31 compare
- 222 Niue 24 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, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena was 43 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 151 in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2023.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Saint Helena ranks 220th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release