Education in St. Kitts and Nevis 1,150 indicators covering education for St. Kitts and Nevis. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, tertiary, male 64.0% 2015 up 394.9% 40th School enrollment, tertiary, female 122.8% 2015 up 356.0% 8th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.48 GPI 2015 down 2.7% 18th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9907 GPI 2021 down 0.9% 126th Secondary education, teachers, female 392 2023 up 59.3% 181st Years of schooling 10.85 2023 up 4.8% 72nd Average schooling vs expected schooling 10.85 2023 up 4.8% 72nd Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 10.85 2023 up 4.8% 72nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 55.71 2021 down 6.5% 54th Average years of schooling males vs females 10.58 2023 up 4.3% 82nd Expected years of schooling males vs females 17.05 2023 down 3.3% 18th Primary completion rate, male 133.7% 2023 up 15.9% 2nd Primary completion rate, female 115.2% 2023 down 3.0% 2nd Duration of compulsory education 12 2025 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 2025 unchanged 129th Government expenditure on education, total 3.5% 2023 up 7.2% 126th Secondary education, general pupils 4,175 2016 up 6.0% 191st Lower secondary completion rate, total 119.7% 2023 up 6.6% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 107.9% 2016 up 4.3% 29th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.96 years 2016 up 4.4% 33rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 98.1% 2021 down 16.4% 30th School enrollment, preprimary, female 89.3% 2021 down 34.7% 57th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 95.4% 2014 up 41.6% 67th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 4.33 years 2015 up 332.9% 10th Government expenditure on education, total 11.0% 2025 up 25.4% 131st Secondary education, general pupils 51.4% 2016 up 1.4% 46th Lower secondary completion rate, female 110.1% 2023 down 3.1% 7th Lower secondary completion rate, male 130.0% 2023 up 17.1% 1st Children out of school 0.9% 2008 down 57.1% 154th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,275 number 2016 down 34.3% 188th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 301 2025 down 10.4% 203rd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 307 2025 down 13.0% 203rd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 608 2025 down 11.8% 203rd Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 153rd Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 189th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 164th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 64th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 88th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 53rd Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 56th Theoretical duration of primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 1,174 2015 up 317.8% 170th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2,372 2015 up 310.4% 168th Teachers in primary education, male 22 2023 down 45.0% 200th Teachers in primary education, female 386 2023 up 11.9% 190th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 94.6% 2023 up 5.6% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 121.1% 2023 up 5.9% 9th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 8.59 years 2023 up 7.5% 5th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 2021 β 190th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 2021 β 191st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3,546 2015 up 312.8% 171st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,284 2023 down 17.5% 196th Enrolment in secondary education, male 1,964 2023 down 8.2% 198th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1,940 2023 down 14.8% 198th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 408 2023 up 6.0% 198th β Previous Page 2 of 20 Next β