Population, ages 12-17, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population, ages 12-17, total was 16,989 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-17, total in Saint Lucia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 16,989 for population, ages 12-17, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 20,208 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16,989, in 2015.
That places Saint Lucia 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,399 | 18,536 | 20,143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,631 | 18,383 | 20,208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,379 | 16,989 | 18,024 | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.39 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-17, total in Saint Lucia?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Saint Lucia was 16,989 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,208 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,989 in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.