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School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.62 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
7.62 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.07 years
in 1990
All-time low
6.62 years
in 1976
Years of data
36
1976–2016

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1976–2016

024681976199620161976: 6.6 years1977: 6.8 years1978: 6.7 years1979: 6.7 years1980: 7.5 years1981: 6.6 years1982: 6.7 years1984: 7.8 years1985: 7.4 years1986: 7.7 years1987: 7.8 years1988: 7.8 years1989: 7.8 years1990: 8.1 years1991: 7.7 years1992: 7.8 years1993: 7.8 years1994: 7.9 years1995: 7.9 years1998: 7.5 years2000: 8 years2001: 7.7 years2002: 7.5 years2003: 7.5 years2004: 7.6 years2005: 7.7 years2007: 7.5 years2008: 7.9 years2009: 7.9 years2010: 8 years2011: 7.8 years2012: 7.7 years2013: 7.6 years2014: 7.6 years2015: 7.6 years2016: 7.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 7.62 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 8.07 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 1976.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.72 years 6.62 years 6.82 years 4
1980s 7.45 years 6.65 years 7.83 years 9
1990s 7.81 years 7.46 years 8.07 years 7
2000s 7.72 years 7.47 years 8.04 years 9
2010s 7.7 years 7.58 years 7.97 years 7

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 9 Ireland 8.07 years compare
  2. 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.95 years compare
  3. 11 Zimbabwe 7.86 years compare
  4. 13 Togo 7.56 years compare
  5. 14 Sweden 7.55 years compare
  6. 15 Grenada 7.53 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 7.62 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 8.07 years in 1990.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1976.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.