Primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary education, pupils was 14,257 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia stood at 14,257. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia peaked at 33,148 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,257, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,552 | 23,484 | 31,441 | 9 |
| 1980s | 31,989 | 29,605 | 33,120 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,367 | 25,581 | 33,148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,495 | 20,187 | 25,481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,464 | 14,715 | 19,483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,912 | 14,257 | 15,424 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 181 Tonga 15,644 compare
- 182 Guam 15,516 compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 14,544 compare
- 185 Grenada 11,967 compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,936 compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 11,762 compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia?
- Primary education, pupils in Saint Lucia was 14,257 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,148 in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,257 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.