School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 7,046 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
7,046 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
181st
of 205 countries
All-time high
10,503 number
in 2003
All-time low
7,046 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 7,046 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 10,503 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,046 number, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,756 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,045 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 8,320 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8,566 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 8,782 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 8,967 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 9,123 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9,394 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 9,646 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9,869 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 10,073 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 10,255 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 10,194 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 10,113 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 10,045 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 10,022 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10,067 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10,025 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 9,941 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 9,782 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 9,554 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 9,307 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 9,200 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9,177 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,247 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 9,395 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9,599 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 9,842 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 10,031 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 10,179 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 10,305 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10,414 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10,476 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,503 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 10,498 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,467 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10,419 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10,343 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,312 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 10,231 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,079 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 9,879 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9,636 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 9,331 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8,986 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8,618 number | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 8,248 number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 7,896 number | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7,587 number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7,310 number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 7,046 number | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,847 number | 7,756 number | 9,869 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,052 number | 9,782 number | 10,255 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,553 number | 9,177 number | 10,179 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,397 number | 10,231 number | 10,503 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,757 number | 7,310 number | 10,079 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,046 number | 7,046 number | 7,046 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 178 Barbados 10,783 number compare
- 179 Samoa 9,242 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 7,809 number compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 6,161 number compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 5,673 number compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,171 number compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 7,046 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,503 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,046 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.