St. Kitts and Nevis: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 2.84% from 4,297 in 2011 (0.57% a year on average, compounded). Since 1976 it is down 11.92% from 4,740 in 1976 (0.32% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2016, St. Kitts and Nevis' secondary education, general pupils fell 3.3% on 2015 (from 4,318 to 4,175).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.5% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.5% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% 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 2016, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 14th highest value of the 15 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 2016 ranking

• Fiji — 11th of 15: 92,262
• Dominica — 12th of 15: 5,618
• Marshall Islands — 13th of 15: 5,366
• Naoero — 15th of 15: 992

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 31 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Colombia

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 secondary education, general pupils?

4,175 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is down 11.92% from 4,740 in 1976 (0.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,792 in 2013 and the lowest 3,673 in 2012.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

14th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2016, St. Kitts and Nevis' secondary education, general pupils fell 3.3% on 2015 (from 4,318 to 4,175). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.ENRL.GC, 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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