St. Kitts and Nevis: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.26 in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.21 in 1982. 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 58th highest value of the 64 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

• Tuvalu — 55th of 64: 0.96
• Belize — 56th of 64: 0.96
• Dominica — 57th of 64: 0.95
• Marshall Islands — 59th of 64: 0.94
• Benin — 60th of 64: 0.93
• Djibouti — 61st of 64: 0.92

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 38 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.98 (2019)
• Argentina — 1.01 (2020)
• Aruba — 0.96 (2015)
• Barbados — 0.97 (2021)
• Belize — 0.96 (2021)
• Bolivia — 1 (2020)
• Brazil — 0.95 (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 0.99 (2021)
• Cayman Islands — 0.97 (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)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 49.3% (2016)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

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

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 1.09% from 0.94 in 1976. The highest value was 1.12 in 2001 and the lowest 0.73 in 1986.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

58th highest of 64 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.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, 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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