Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 8.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 8.3% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2023.
The figure is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 18.9% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 0.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 1.2% | 16.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.39 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Saint Lucia was 8.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Saint Lucia ranks 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.