School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 7,554 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 7,554 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. 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 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 12,367 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,554 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, female (number) (age female) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,572 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,043 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 12,128 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 12,144 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 12,120 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 12,087 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 12,073 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 12,136 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 12,172 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 12,182 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 12,170 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 12,157 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 12,031 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 11,972 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 11,986 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 12,072 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 12,220 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 12,032 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 11,842 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 11,695 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 11,657 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11,773 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11,896 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 12,008 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12,112 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 12,206 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 12,291 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 12,344 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12,367 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12,347 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12,274 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12,148 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11,979 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,792 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 11,596 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 11,391 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11,171 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10,939 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,231 number | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 7,978 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 7,771 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7,635 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7,566 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,554 number | -0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7,554 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7,554 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,066 number | 11,572 number | 12,182 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,018 number | 11,695 number | 12,220 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,100 number | 11,657 number | 12,367 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,661 number | 10,939 number | 12,274 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 7,836 number | 7,566 number | 8,231 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 7,554 number | 7,554 number | 7,554 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.99 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 7,554 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,367 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,554 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.