Over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Over-age students, primary was 2.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
That places Saint Lucia 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.9% | — |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | -46.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -81.8% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +251.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -78.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +75.3% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +97.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -53.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 3.1% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia?
- Over-age students, primary in Saint Lucia was 2.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 (% of 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.