School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4,957 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,957 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
194th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11,055 number
in 1970
All-time low
4,957 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4,957 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 11,055 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4,957 number, in 2020.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,055 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,009 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 10,493 number | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 10,068 number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 9,727 number | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 9,470 number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 9,311 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 8,953 number | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 8,551 number | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 8,155 number | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 7,800 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 7,527 number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 7,410 number | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 7,322 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7,257 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 7,202 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7,146 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 6,973 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 6,832 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 6,724 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,648 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6,606 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,465 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 6,349 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 6,252 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6,175 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 6,138 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,048 number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,997 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5,989 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,021 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6,083 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6,034 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,956 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,868 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,792 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5,742 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,760 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,721 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,634 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5,512 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,376 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5,255 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 5,160 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,094 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5,047 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,014 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,989 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,971 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,961 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,957 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,679 number | 8,155 number | 11,055 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,219 number | 6,724 number | 7,800 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,267 number | 5,989 number | 6,648 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,861 number | 5,634 number | 6,083 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,138 number | 4,961 number | 5,512 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,957 number | 4,957 number | 4,957 number | 1 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,488 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7695 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0532 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,622 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0561 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,904 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 408 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 4,957 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 11,055 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,957 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.