Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1,120 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Saint Lucia stood at 1,120 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,031 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,087 number, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,962 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,031 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,999 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,956 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,913 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1,884 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,877 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1,855 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,828 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,802 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,782 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1,775 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,763 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,760 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,766 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,775 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,788 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,743 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,714 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,703 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,712 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,742 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,744 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,741 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,736 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,737 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,748 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,753 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,758 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,757 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,745 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,715 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,679 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,632 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,580 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,522 number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1,465 number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1,410 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,104 number | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 1,088 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,087 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,095 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,109 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,120 number | +1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,120 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,120 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,911 number | 1,802 number | 2,031 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,757 number | 1,703 number | 1,788 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,743 number | 1,712 number | 1,758 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,594 number | 1,410 number | 1,745 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,097 number | 1,087 number | 1,109 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,120 number | 1,120 number | 1,120 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, male in Saint Lucia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Saint Lucia was 1,120 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,031 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,087 number in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.