School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 2,441 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saint Lucia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2,441 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saint Lucia peaked at 7,016 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,441, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,533 | — |
| 1999 | 6,574 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,666 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 6,799 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,966 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 7,016 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6,947 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6,824 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6,760 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6,773 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,649 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6,579 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6,563 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,646 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6,708 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,358 | -49.9% |
| 2014 | 3,252 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,114 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2,998 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,993 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,957 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,843 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2,704 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,629 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,585 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,511 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,448 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 2,441 | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2,441 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99,283, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2,441 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,386, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -49.9% | 6,708 | 3,358 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,554 | 6,533 | 6,574 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,798 | 6,579 | 7,016 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,143 | 2,843 | 6,708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,553 | 2,441 | 2,704 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,928 compare
- 154 Kiribati 2,551 compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 2,525 compare
- 157 Tonga 2,388 compare
- 158 Marshall Islands 1,816 compare
- 159 Dominica 1,716 compare
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saint Lucia was 2,441 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,016 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,441 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Saint Lucia ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release