School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 167 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena stood at 167.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena peaked at 406 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 128, in 2018.
Saint Helena ranks 217th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 273 | — |
| 1990 | 226 | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 230 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 223 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 178 | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 169 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 181 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 192 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 236 | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 406 | +72.0% |
| 1999 | 347 | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 156 | -55.0% |
| 2018 | 128 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 132 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 143 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 142 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 150 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 146 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 157 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 167 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 273 | 273 | 273 | 1 |
| 1990s | 238.8 | 169 | 406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.67 | 128 | 156 | 3 |
| 2020s | 150.83 | 142 | 167 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saint Helena was 167 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 406 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 in 2018.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Helena ranks 217th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release