School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 8.28 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 9.53 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9 years, in 1982.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.27 years | — |
| 1977 | 7.43 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.26 years | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 7.14 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 7.75 years | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 6.71 years | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 5.9 years | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 8.15 years | +38.2% |
| 1985 | 7.37 years | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 6.94 years | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 8.18 years | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 7.92 years | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 7.83 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 7.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 7.68 years | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 7.59 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.46 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.82 years | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 7.68 years | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.41 years | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.67 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.59 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.08 years | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.07 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.8 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.14 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.55 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.87 years | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.95 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.53 years | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 8.61 years | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 8.28 years | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.28 years | 7.14 years | 7.43 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.42 years | 5.9 years | 8.18 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.49 years | 6.82 years | 7.91 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.69 years | 7.41 years | 8.12 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.26 years | 7.8 years | 8.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 years | 8.28 years | 9.53 years | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 408 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 121.12 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 8.28 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 years in 1982.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release