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

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.11 in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.15 in 2014. 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 38th highest value of the 52 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

• Macao SAR, China — 35th of 52: 1
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 36th of 52: 0.99
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 37th of 52: 0.99
• Dominica — 39th of 52: 0.99
• Belarus — 40th of 52: 0.98
• Azerbaijan — 41st of 52: 0.98

What this measures

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

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

All 25 values

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

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.96 (2018)
• Argentina — 1.04 (2020)
• Barbados — 1.03 (2021)
• Belize — 1.03 (2021)
• Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
• Brazil — 1.05 (2020)
• British Virgin Islands — 1.11 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 1.01 (2018)
• Chile — 0.99 (2020)

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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

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

How has it changed since 1984?

It is up 2.21% from 0.97 in 1984 (0.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.23 in 2003 and the lowest 0.96 in 2014.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

38th highest of 52 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.SECO.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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