St Kitts and Nevis

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The islands of St Kitts & Nevis form a small state of the Commonwealth in the Caribbean. With 261 square kilometres of territory, and roughly 50,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, in both area and population, as well as the world’s smallest sovereign federation (World Bank, 2022).

COL’s work in St. Kitts and Nevis is primarily in the areas of higher education through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network and skills for work. Learners from St. Kitts and Nevis are also participating in COL’s free online courses and benefitting from other openly available resources.

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old¹
n/a		n/a
Female		Male

Completion rate, lower secondary education¹
n/a		n/a
Female		Male

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education for the school year ending in 2015¹
115.9%		57.7%
Female		Male

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education¹
64.5%		55.3%
Female (2016)		Male (2016)

1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023

Highlights

Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities, with COL support, held an occupational standards committee workshop for government staff.
Cayon High School has developed an open and distance learning (ODL) strategy and action plan.

Partners

Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.

Literacy rate (2023)¹
n/a		n/a
Female, Adult (15+)		Male, Adult (15+)

Economic Activity – Labour Forces Participation (2016)¹
74%		76%
Female, Ages 15-64		Male, Ages 15-64

Political Decision Making (2022)¹
31.3%
Share of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2023)¹
n/a		n/a
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile October 2023

79	120
Individuals using the internet (%)¹	Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹

42	100
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹	Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹




1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), retrieved in May 2023.

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