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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Saint Kitts and Nevis: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 93.7% (2021), 45th of 176 in the world and 9th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 121.1% (2023), 8th of 191 in the world and 3rd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 124.3% (2023), 3rd of 168 in the world and 2nd of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Saint Kitts and Nevis in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 93.7%2021 | 45/176 | 9/33 | 131.1%2002 | 118.2% | 93.7%2021 | −33.2 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 121.1%2023 | 8/191 | 3/39 | 111.1% | 118.6% | 129.3% | +6.8 ppsince 2013 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 124.3%2023 | 3/168 | 2/33 | 102.4% | 104.1% | 112.0% | +7.3 ppsince 2013 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 137.5%2023 | 5/176 | 1/37 | 105.4% | 109.9% | 111.2% | +16.1 ppsince 2013 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 119.7%2023 | 3/168 | 1/32 | 101.1%2001 | 116.9% | 111.3% | +7.5 ppsince 2013 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 93.9%2015 | 14/172 | 4/31 | · | 19.9%2008 | · | — | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.9%2008 | — | — | 2.0%2001 | 0.9%2008 | · | — | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.92016 | 122/173 | 22/30 | 19.4 | 14.1 | · | −21%since 2005 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.5%2023 | 121/184 | 26/38 | 4.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | +0.2 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.0%2025 | 123/179 | 29/37 | 13.7% | 8.7% | 9.6% | +2.2 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+7.3 pp124.3% in 2023
- Secondary enrolment+16.1 pp137.5% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion+7.5 pp119.7% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher−21%13.9 in 2016
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−33.2 pp93.7% in 2021
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Saint Kitts and Nevis and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Saint Kitts and Nevis | United Kingdom | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 93.7%2021 | 105.8%2020 | 69.5%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 121.1%2023 | 102.2%2023 | 113.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 124.3%2023 | 101.1%2023 | 103.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 137.5%2023 | 112.1%2023 | 97.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 119.7%2023 | 98.0%2023 | 83.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 93.9%2015 | 80.4%2023 | 78.3%2009 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.9%2008 | 0.1%2023 | 0.6%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.92016 | 15.12017 | — |
| Education spending | 3.5%2023 | 5.9%2021 | 6.9%2009 |