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 18 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
220th
of 222 countries
All-time high
86
in 1987
All-time low
18
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
Saint Helena recorded 18 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena peaked at 86 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2023.
Saint Helena ranks 220th 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, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61 | — |
| 1982 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 61 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 73 | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 86 | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 52 | -39.5% |
| 1989 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 40 | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 58 | +45.0% |
| 1992 | 49 | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 55 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 48 | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 43 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 37 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 31 | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 21 | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 23 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 24 | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 18 | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.89 | 52 | 86 | 9 |
| 1990s | 44.9 | 35 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3 | 21 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 | 21 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.83 | 18 | 31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 217 Montserrat 28 compare
- 218 Tokelau 23 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 22 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands 15 compare
- 222 Niue 12 compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28 (1982)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 255 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 41.94 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 37 (1982)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9 (1982)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 18 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 86 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 18 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 18.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release