Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development was 670 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Saint Lucia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 670 for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in 2023.
That represents a change of up 61.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Saint Lucia peaked at 790 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 415, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 62nd out of 74 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 769 | — |
| 2013 | 756 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 776 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 712 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 723 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 790 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 685 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 677 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 634 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 415 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 670 | +61.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 670 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,933, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 670 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,913, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 736 | 677 | 790 | 8 |
| 2020s | 573 | 415 | 670 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 59 Paraguay 1,444 compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 1,335 compare
- 61 Gambia 1,186 compare
- 63 Antigua and Barbuda 623 compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 543 compare
- 65 Cayman Islands 333 compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Saint Lucia?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Saint Lucia was 670 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 790 in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 415 in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 62nd out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release