Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 1,612 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1,612 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,148 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,612 number, in 2019.
Saint Lucia ranks 174th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,146 number | — |
| 2001 | 2,148 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,058 number | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,019 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,052 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,061 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,924 number | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,903 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,938 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,903 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,650 number | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 1,667 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,741 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,723 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,848 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 1,620 number | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 1,706 number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,768 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,686 number | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,612 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,015 number | 1,903 number | 2,148 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,702 number | 1,612 number | 1,848 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,849 number compare
- 172 Grenada 1,839 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 1,813 number compare
- 175 Seychelles 1,501 number compare
- 176 American Samoa 1,454 number
- 177 Aruba 1,362 number compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 1,612 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,148 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,612 number in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.