Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1,178 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia stood at 1,178.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,178 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 634, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 139th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,888 | — |
| 2000 | 1,843 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,116 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 2,133 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,875 | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 2,004 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 2,178 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1,306 | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 1,631 | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 1,214 | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 1,044 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 1,130 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,420 | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 1,265 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1,041 | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 634 | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 1,382 | +118.0% |
| 2017 | 1,294 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,362 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1,189 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 1,256 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 965 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 887 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 1,178 | +32.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,178 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,713, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,178 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,690, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +118.0% | 634 | 1,382 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,888 | 1,888 | 1,888 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,734 | 1,044 | 2,178 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,191 | 634 | 1,420 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,072 | 887 | 1,256 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia was 1,178 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,178 in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 634 in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release