Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary, female

Saint Lucia
96.1%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
72.4%
in 2009
Saint Lucia rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

School enrollment, primary, female over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020406080100197519962018

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 96.1% against 72.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.7%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Saint Lucia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 167 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 97.5% 52.4% 45.1% Saint Lucia
1990s 95.9% 47.9% 48.0% Saint Lucia
2000s 90.2% 64.2% 26.0% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saint Lucia, at 96.1% against 72.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
23.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?
Saint Lucia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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.