Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1,093 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia stood at 1,093 number.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,889 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,056 number, in 2016.
Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,836 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,889 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,871 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1,845 number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1,818 number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1,795 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,784 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,768 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,749 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,730 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,716 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,713 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,704 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,706 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,717 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,734 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1,751 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,718 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,698 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,696 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,717 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,767 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,778 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,782 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,783 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,783 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,785 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,773 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,754 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,730 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,702 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,670 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,638 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,604 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,566 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,523 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,469 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,413 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,073 number | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 1,056 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,056 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,066 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,081 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,093 number | +1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,093 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,093 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,808 number | 1,730 number | 1,889 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,715 number | 1,696 number | 1,751 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,765 number | 1,717 number | 1,785 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,573 number | 1,413 number | 1,702 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,066 number | 1,056 number | 1,081 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,093 number | 1,093 number | 1,093 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 1,093 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,889 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,056 number in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.