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 25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
217th
of 222 countries
All-time high
74
in 1988
All-time low
15
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
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena stood at 25.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Helena peaked at 74 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2023.
Saint Helena ranks 217th 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 | 53 | — |
| 1982 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 68 | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 60 | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 54 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 42 | -28.8% |
| 1996 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 48 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 39 | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 46 | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 34 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 33 | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 17 | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 29 | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 22 | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 25 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | -46.4% |
| 2024 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 2025 | 25 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.33 | 53 | 74 | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.6 | 39 | 59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9 | 17 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1 | 22 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.17 | 15 | 29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 214 Cook Islands 97 compare
- 214 Palau 97 compare
- 216 Anguilla 69 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
- 220 Tokelau 22 compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- 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 secondary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled 240 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9 (1982)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1997)
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 25 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 74 in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2023.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Saint Helena ranks 217th 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 13.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release