Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 7,813 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia is 7,813 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 16,235 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7,813 number, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,092 number | — |
| 1972 | 13,380 number | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 13,440 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 13,935 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 14,088 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 14,576 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 15,110 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 15,228 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 15,427 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 15,075 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 15,079 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,469 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 15,711 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15,788 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 16,235 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 16,012 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 15,928 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 15,864 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 15,864 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,058 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 16,061 number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15,795 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15,765 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15,442 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 12,524 number | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 12,499 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12,416 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 12,211 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11,882 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 11,510 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11,455 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 11,486 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10,716 number | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 10,283 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 9,898 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 9,514 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9,284 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8,873 number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 8,592 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8,374 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,189 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7,996 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7,884 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7,876 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,813 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,142 number | 12,092 number | 15,427 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 15,702 number | 15,075 number | 16,235 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,274 number | 12,524 number | 16,061 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 11,436 number | 9,898 number | 12,499 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,440 number | 7,813 number | 9,514 number | 10 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 7,813 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,235 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,813 number in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 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 primary education institutions regardless of age.