St. Kitts and Nevis: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28.97 percentage points in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.25 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 9th highest value of the 66 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2021 ranking

• Peru — 6th of 66: 96.44%
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 7th of 66: 96.15%
• Costa Rica — 8th of 66: 95.24%
• China — 10th of 66: 93.07%
• Viet Nam — 11th of 66: 92.45%
• Moldova — 12th of 66: 90.33%

What this measures

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 27 values

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 70.25% (2018)
• Argentina — 76.19% (2020)
• Aruba — 103.52% (2015)
• Bahamas, The — 39.74% (2019)
• Barbados — 75.13% (2021)
• Belize — 34.17% (2021)
• Bolivia — 78.47% (2020)
• Brazil — 85.94% (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 87.88% (2021)
• Cayman Islands — 89.33% (2018)

More education data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5,110 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 121.12% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 117.03% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 125.28% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.95 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's school enrollment, preprimary (% gross)?

93.68% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1985?

It is up 36.45 percentage points from 57.24% in 1985. The highest value was 138.19% in 1997 and the lowest 57.24% in 1985.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

9th highest of 66 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.ENRR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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