School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.86 years in 1998. β² Rising
Latest (1998)
5.86 years
World rank
5th
of 6 countries
All-time high
5.86 years
in 1998
All-time low
4.59 years
in 1984
Years of data
8
1979β1998
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Helena, 1979β1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 5.86 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 1998. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Helena peaked at 5.86 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.59 years, in 1984.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.83 years | 4.83 years | 4.83 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.72 years | 4.59 years | 4.88 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.86 years | 5.86 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 2 Montserrat 7.57 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
- 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 4 Niue 5.96 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 8.56 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
- 8 Zambia 8.22 years compare
More education data for Saint Helena
- 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)
- 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)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 0 (1986)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 0 (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Helena?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Helena was 5.86 years in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 years in 1984.
- How does Saint Helena rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Saint Helena ranks 5th out of 6 countries with data for 1998.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release