Over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.7% | — |
| 1982 | 26.2% | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -45.2% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -75.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +91.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +113.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 26.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 18.6% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Saint Lucia was 3.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.