School age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: School age population, primary education, female was 146 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha stood at 146.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 440 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 137, in 2008.
That places Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 218th 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, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 440 | — |
| 1982 | 419 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 405 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 392 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 389 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 389 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 381 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 394 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 377 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 373 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 356 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 359 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 330 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 286 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 284 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 279 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 275 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 246 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 248 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 242 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 221 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 210 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 196 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 182 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 176 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 168 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 153 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 137 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 139 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 142 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 137 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 142 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 145 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 141 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 137 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 143 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 145 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 144 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 150 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 160 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 158 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 158 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 149 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 146 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 398.44 | 377 | 440 | 9 |
| 1990s | 303.6 | 246 | 373 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.4 | 137 | 242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.8 | 137 | 145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.5 | 146 | 160 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- 215 Palau 616 compare
- 216 Anguilla 507 compare
- 217 Montserrat 176 compare
- 219 Tokelau 135 compare
- 220 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 130 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 128 compare
More education data for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.65 (1998)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.64 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.0611 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.64 (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 95.65 (1998)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate -0.2462 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
- School age population, primary education, female in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha was 146 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
- The highest recorded value was 440 in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
- The lowest recorded value was 137 in 2008.
- How does Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ranks 218th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release