Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 10.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.1% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.4% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | — |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +82.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 7 |
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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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Saint Lucia was 10.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.