School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1,012 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,012
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
190th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,971
in 1988
All-time low
1,012
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1,012 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,971 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,012, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 190th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,865 | — |
| 1971 | 1,870 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,865 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,849 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,815 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,794 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,779 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,778 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,778 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,766 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,735 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,771 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,806 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1,831 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1,848 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,911 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,915 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,943 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1,971 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,952 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,906 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,806 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 1,783 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,768 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,773 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,790 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,839 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,825 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,786 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,782 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,732 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,618 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,619 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,612 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,667 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,496 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 1,385 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1,341 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,292 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,268 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,246 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,202 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,183 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,190 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,229 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,138 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1,029 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1,039 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,048 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,045 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,043 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,039 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,034 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,028 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,021 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1,012 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,816 | 1,766 | 1,870 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,868 | 1,735 | 1,971 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,806 | 1,768 | 1,906 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,503 | 1,268 | 1,732 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,135 | 1,029 | 1,246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,030 | 1,012 | 1,043 | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,064 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0393 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.04 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8507 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Saint Lucia was 1,012 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,971 in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,012 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Saint Lucia ranks 190th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release