School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.33 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1979–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 4.33 years. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 332.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 4.33 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0396 years, in 1980.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0646 years | — |
| 1980 | 0.0396 years | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 0.071 years | +79.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0645 years | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2375 years | +267.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3034 years | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2286 years | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2947 years | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 0.51 years | +73.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +96.3% |
| 2014 | 4.14 years | +313.6% |
| 2015 | 4.33 years | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0646 years | 0.0646 years | 0.0646 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1574 years | 0.0396 years | 0.3034 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4023 years | 0.2947 years | 0.51 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.24 years | 4.14 years | 4.33 years | 2 |
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More education data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 4.33 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 years in 1980.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.