School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 4,474 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 4,474 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 7,921 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4,279 number, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,801 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,921 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7,737 number | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 7,534 number | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 7,352 number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 7,316 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 7,224 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 7,091 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 6,961 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 6,855 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 6,843 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 6,829 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 6,810 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 6,823 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,854 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6,869 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6,906 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6,769 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6,704 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 6,726 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6,965 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 7,082 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7,081 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,059 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 7,035 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 7,071 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7,068 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,024 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,964 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,878 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6,744 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 6,583 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 6,414 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 6,218 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5,999 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 5,719 number | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5,484 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5,235 number | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,000 number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4,797 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 4,712 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,606 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4,496 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,410 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,348 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,304 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4,279 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,333 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,409 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,474 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,379 number | 6,855 number | 7,921 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,813 number | 6,704 number | 6,906 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,023 number | 6,878 number | 7,082 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,819 number | 4,797 number | 6,744 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,437 number | 4,279 number | 4,712 number | 10 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 4,474 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,921 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,279 number in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.