School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,086 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia stood at 1,086 number. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,781 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,086 number, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 182nd out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,439 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,506 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 1,543 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1,571 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,592 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,609 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,621 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,649 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,676 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,703 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,723 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,734 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,711 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1,695 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,685 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,685 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,700 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,695 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,672 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,634 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,596 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,579 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,597 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,617 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,645 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,677 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,703 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,723 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,745 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,765 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,779 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,781 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,768 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,751 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,729 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,706 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,688 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,677 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,309 number | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 1,255 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,207 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,163 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,120 number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,086 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,591 number | 1,439 number | 1,703 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,693 number | 1,634 number | 1,734 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,665 number | 1,579 number | 1,765 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,735 number | 1,677 number | 1,781 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,211 number | 1,120 number | 1,309 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,086 number | 1,086 number | 1,086 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, female in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 1,086 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,781 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,086 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.