School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 3,626 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,626 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
196th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,544 number
in 1972
All-time low
3,626 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 3,626 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 7,544 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3,626 number, in 2020.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 196th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,093 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,450 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 7,544 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7,532 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 7,440 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 7,299 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 7,141 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 7,242 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7,244 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,161 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 6,994 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 6,746 number | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 6,470 number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 6,276 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 6,149 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6,066 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 6,006 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 5,766 number | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 5,560 number | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 5,402 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 5,306 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 5,278 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5,279 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,267 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5,247 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,228 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,217 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5,240 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,373 number | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 4,326 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,259 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 4,191 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4,211 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4,219 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,201 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,151 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,069 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,039 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,023 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,026 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,055 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4,102 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,126 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,117 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,077 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,003 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,905 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,811 number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,736 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,672 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,626 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,315 number | 7,093 number | 7,544 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,144 number | 5,402 number | 6,994 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,076 number | 4,326 number | 5,306 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,139 number | 4,023 number | 4,259 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,960 number | 3,672 number | 4,126 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,626 number | 3,626 number | 3,626 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 193 Dominica 4,676 number compare
- 194 American Samoa 4,229 number compare
- 195 Andorra 4,003 number compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,952 number compare
- 198 Liechtenstein 2,782 number compare
- 199 San Marino 2,480 number compare
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, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 3,626 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 7,544 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,626 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 196th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.