St. Kitts and Nevis: Secondary education, duration (years)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' secondary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 5 to 5).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 1 in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 183rd highest value of the 209 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 2025 ranking

• Peru — 199th of 209: 5
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 200th of 209: 5
• South Africa — 201st of 209: 5
• St. Lucia — 203rd of 209: 5
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 204th of 209: 5
• Trinidad and Tobago — 205th of 209: 5

What this measures

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Limitations: The presence of national legislation does not guarantee that countries will implement it effectively, nor does it ensure that parents will take advantage of the provisions available for their children.

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

All 56 values

Secondary education, duration (years) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 5 (2025)
• Argentina — 6 (2025)
• Aruba — 5 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 6 (2025)
• Barbados — 5 (2025)
• Belize — 6 (2025)
• Bolivia — 6 (2025)
• Brazil — 7 (2025)
• British Virgin Islands — 6 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 6 (2025)
• Chile

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)
• 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)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 49.3% (2016)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's secondary education, duration (years)?

5 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 16.67% from 6 in 1970 (0.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6 in 1970 and the lowest 5 in 1998.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

183rd highest of 209 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in secondary education, duration (years) unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis' secondary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 5 to 5). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.03 and a typical year strayed about 0.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.DURS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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