School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 318 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena stood at 318.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena peaked at 741 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 273, in 2018.
That places Saint Helena 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 741 | — |
| 1990 | 674 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 633 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 618 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 615 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 661 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 689 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 706 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 701 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 707 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 595 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 302 | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 273 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 286 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 291 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 299 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 316 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 310 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 323 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 318 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 741 | 741 | 741 | 1 |
| 1990s | 659.9 | 595 | 707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 287 | 273 | 302 | 3 |
| 2020s | 309.5 | 291 | 323 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 215 Anguilla 1,097 compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 519 compare
- 217 Tokelau 330 compare
- 219 Montserrat 281 compare
- 220 Niue 233 compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28 (1982)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9 (1982)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena was 318 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 741 in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 273 in 2018.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Helena ranks 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release