School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 283 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
283
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
202nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
740
in 1970
All-time low
211
in 2015
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 283, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 740 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 211, in 2015.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 202nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 740 | — |
| 1971 | 714 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 663 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 604 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 505 | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 504 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 522 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 530 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 530 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 532 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 535 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 525 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 511 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 489 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 479 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 498 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 497 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 489 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 480 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 473 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 469 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 464 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 459 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 453 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 446 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 437 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 431 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 427 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 424 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 422 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 421 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 423 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 426 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 426 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 428 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 422 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 388 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 370 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 357 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 345 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 355 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 375 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 378 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 357 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 303 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 211 | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 326 | +54.5% |
| 2017 | 320 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 314 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 309 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 304 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 302 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 297 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 292 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 288 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 283 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 584.4 | 504 | 740 | 10 |
| 1980s | 497.6 | 473 | 535 | 10 |
| 1990s | 443.2 | 422 | 469 | 10 |
| 2000s | 400.6 | 345 | 428 | 10 |
| 2010s | 324.8 | 211 | 378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.33 | 283 | 304 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 199 Marshall Islands 411 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 397 compare
- 201 Dominica 360 compare
- 203 Bermuda 279 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 262 compare
- 205 Andorra 260 compare
More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 648 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 636 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,904 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5,110 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3732 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 283 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 740 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 211 in 2015.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 202nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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February 2026 Data Release