Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) was 5,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia is 5,271, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia peaked at 8,192 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,933, in 1972.
That places Saint Lucia 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,933 | — |
| 1973 | 2,032 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 2,161 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 2,290 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 2,419 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 2,548 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2,526 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2,504 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,483 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2,461 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,805 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 2,843 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2,940 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3,815 | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 4,186 | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 4,269 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4,410 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4,550 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 4,691 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 4,864 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5,713 | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 6,476 | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 6,508 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6,540 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6,573 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6,605 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6,648 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,691 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 7,172 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7,194 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,255 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,238 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,404 | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 7,385 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 7,746 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7,945 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8,145 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8,192 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7,916 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7,669 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7,294 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7,021 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 6,759 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6,572 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6,364 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 6,105 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5,869 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 5,580 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 5,504 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5,516 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,528 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,365 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5,271 | -1.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 5,271 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 260,209, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 5,271 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122,529, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +29.8% | 2,940 | 3,815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,302 | 1,933 | 2,548 | 8 |
| 1980s | 3,476 | 2,461 | 4,550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,131 | 4,691 | 6,691 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,468 | 6,404 | 8,192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,715 | 5,580 | 7,916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,437 | 5,271 | 5,528 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 185 Guam 7,660 compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 6,724 compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 6,350 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,800 compare
- 190 Aruba 4,362 compare
- 191 Grenada 4,354 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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia was 5,271 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,192 in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,933 in 1972.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Saint Lucia ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.