School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 15,311 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 15,311 number. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 24,996 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15,311 number, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,743 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,820 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 24,996 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 24,989 number | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 24,891 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 24,788 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 24,751 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 24,880 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 24,941 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 24,940 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 24,888 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 24,828 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 24,555 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 24,422 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 24,432 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24,578 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 24,841 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 24,353 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 23,899 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 23,555 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 23,411 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 23,545 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,708 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 23,849 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 23,981 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 24,111 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 24,255 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 24,369 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 24,470 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24,524 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 24,492 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24,346 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 24,092 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 23,756 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 23,355 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 22,905 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 22,410 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21,905 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 16,632 number | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 16,137 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15,739 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15,472 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15,335 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15,311 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,774 number | 23,743 number | 24,996 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,435 number | 23,555 number | 24,888 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,022 number | 23,411 number | 24,524 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,408 number | 21,905 number | 24,492 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 15,863 number | 15,335 number | 16,632 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 15,311 number | 15,311 number | 15,311 number | 1 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 15,311 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,996 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,311 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary 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 falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.