School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 12,197 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12,197 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
183rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
17,456 number
in 2005
All-time low
12,118 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 12,197 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 17,456 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12,118 number, in 1970.
Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,118 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,522 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 13,007 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 13,418 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 13,779 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 14,113 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 14,420 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 14,892 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 15,359 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 15,807 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 16,216 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16,566 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 16,502 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 16,427 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 16,366 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 16,341 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 16,393 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 16,342 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 16,252 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 16,081 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 15,798 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 15,424 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 15,202 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 15,051 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15,013 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,137 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15,421 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15,870 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16,277 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 16,641 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 16,934 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17,153 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17,284 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 17,381 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17,439 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17,456 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17,439 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17,218 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 17,167 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17,162 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17,072 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 16,820 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 16,453 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 16,010 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15,497 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 14,929 number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14,338 number | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 13,748 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 13,196 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 12,679 number | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 12,197 number | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,944 number | 12,118 number | 15,807 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,349 number | 16,081 number | 16,566 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,583 number | 15,013 number | 16,641 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,263 number | 16,934 number | 17,456 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,074 number | 12,679 number | 17,072 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,197 number | 12,197 number | 12,197 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 180 Kiribati 15,970 number compare
- 181 Micronesia (country) 13,932 number compare
- 182 Curacao 13,212 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 10,634 number compare
- 185 Seychelles 9,539 number compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 9,124 number compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 12,197 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,456 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,118 number in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.