School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 2,201 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 2,201 number. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,548 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2,201 number, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 182nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,911 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,055 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 3,147 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3,210 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3,254 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3,287 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3,309 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3,372 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3,430 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3,486 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3,529 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 3,548 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 3,496 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3,461 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3,444 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3,448 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3,479 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,442 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 3,382 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3,302 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 3,225 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 3,183 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,204 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,230 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3,273 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,325 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,366 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3,396 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,434 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,472 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3,501 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,518 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,515 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,500 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,474 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,441 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,406 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,373 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,635 number | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 2,528 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 2,436 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,350 number | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,266 number | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,201 number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,246 number | 2,911 number | 3,486 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,453 number | 3,302 number | 3,548 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,311 number | 3,183 number | 3,472 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,466 number | 3,373 number | 3,518 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,443 number | 2,266 number | 2,635 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,201 number | 2,201 number | 2,201 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 2,201 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,548 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,201 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.