School age population, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, secondary education, female was 5,609 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,609
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
191st
of 220 countries
All-time high
8,856
in 1998
All-time low
5,609
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 5,609 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 8,856 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,609, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 191st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,218 | — |
| 1971 | 6,573 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 6,943 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 7,319 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 7,673 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 8,002 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 8,295 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 8,544 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 8,398 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 8,301 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 8,232 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 8,346 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 8,377 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 8,359 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 8,339 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 8,334 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 8,368 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 8,427 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8,458 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8,300 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 8,200 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 8,079 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 8,095 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,147 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8,216 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 8,318 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8,490 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8,696 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8,856 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8,845 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 8,776 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8,645 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8,560 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8,499 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8,473 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8,462 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,439 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,405 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8,267 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,165 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8,039 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7,896 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 7,746 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 7,571 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7,361 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 7,147 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6,951 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,721 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6,486 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 6,292 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6,161 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 6,073 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,034 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,926 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5,753 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 5,609 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,627 | 6,218 | 8,544 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,354 | 8,232 | 8,458 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,394 | 8,079 | 8,856 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,469 | 8,165 | 8,776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,221 | 6,292 | 8,039 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,926 | 5,609 | 6,161 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,008 compare
- 189 Curaçao 6,331 compare
- 190 Seychelles 5,738 compare
- 192 Grenada 4,279 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,847 compare
- 194 Aruba 3,382 compare
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, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Saint Lucia was 5,609 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,856 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,609 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release