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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Education

KITTITIAN-NEVISIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Duration of compulsory education 5 years [5th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 11 [11th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 159 [159th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 16% [16th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 23% [23rd of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 95% [95th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 67% [67th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 40% [40th of 108]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 18% [18th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 20% [20th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 163 [163rd of 191]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over has ever attended school
Literacy > Total population 61 % [61st of 205]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 48 [48th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 104 [104th of 131]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 118 [118th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 115 [115th of 121]
School enrollment, primary > % net 26 % net ... [26th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 54 % gross ... [54th of 174]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 20 % net ... [20th of 121]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Public educational expenditure as a percent of overall government expenditure.; Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to primary education. Includes pre-primary education spending.; Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to secondary education.; Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. ; Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, saint christopher and nevis, st kitts and nevis, st. kitts and nevis, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Kitts & Nevis

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