School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 3,198 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,198
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
189th
of 220 countries
All-time high
5,403
in 1998
All-time low
3,198
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3,198 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 5,403 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,198, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 189th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,974 | — |
| 1971 | 4,202 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 4,426 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 4,649 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 4,851 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 5,031 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5,177 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,295 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 5,192 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 5,147 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5,122 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,106 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5,021 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 4,969 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 5,005 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5,079 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 5,117 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5,110 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,093 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5,020 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4,997 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4,930 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4,887 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4,871 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4,960 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,122 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5,268 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 5,360 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 5,403 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5,352 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 5,244 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5,117 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 5,084 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5,094 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,104 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,093 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,052 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,014 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,958 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4,909 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,786 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,603 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4,495 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4,447 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4,368 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,182 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,980 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3,852 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3,783 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3,709 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,621 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3,566 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3,593 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,549 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,388 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 3,198 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,794 | 3,974 | 5,295 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,064 | 4,969 | 5,122 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,115 | 4,871 | 5,403 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,067 | 4,909 | 5,244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,220 | 3,709 | 4,786 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,486 | 3,198 | 3,621 | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saint Lucia was 3,198 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,403 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,198 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 189th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release