Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 57 in 1998. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, 1970–1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 57 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 1998. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena peaked at 57 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 32, in 1985.
That places Saint Helena 211th out of 216 countries with data for 1998, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40 | — |
| 1971 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 40 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 32 | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 57 | +78.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.89 | 37 | 42 | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.4 | 32 | 39 | 5 |
| 1990s | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 208 Cook Islands 96 compare
- 209 Anguilla 70 compare
- 210 Nauru 66 compare
- 212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 37 compare
- 213 Montserrat 29 compare
- 214 Tokelau 22
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 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.65 (1998)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Saint Helena was 57 in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 1985.
- How does Saint Helena rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Helena ranks 211th out of 216 countries with data for 1998.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release