School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 12.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 12.8 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 13.16 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.74 years, in 1998.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.74 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.11 years | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 10.42 years | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 10.35 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.44 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.36 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.17 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 11.51 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.85 years | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.37 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.81 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.25 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.15 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.1 years | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.16 years | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 12.25 years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 12.8 years | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.74 years | 9.74 years | 9.74 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.82 years | 10.35 years | 11.55 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.73 years | 10.85 years | 12.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.58 years | 12.13 years | 13.16 years | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1,174 (2015)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -31.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,284 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,372 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 12.8 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 13.16 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 years in 1998.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release