School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 15,415 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 15,415 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 17,217 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8,754 number, in 1970.
That places Saint Lucia 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,754 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,759 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9,108 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 9,475 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 9,850 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 10,226 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 10,593 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 10,972 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 11,384 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 11,848 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 12,385 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 12,980 number | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 13,332 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 13,523 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13,616 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 13,682 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 13,769 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14,055 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 14,167 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 14,171 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,140 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 14,116 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14,239 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 14,178 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 13,998 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 13,741 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 13,489 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 13,574 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13,796 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 14,145 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14,619 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 15,165 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 15,669 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16,085 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 16,441 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16,750 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 17,030 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16,631 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 16,226 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15,940 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 15,919 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16,190 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16,798 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 17,129 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 17,217 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 17,077 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16,765 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16,347 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15,903 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 15,415 number | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,097 number | 8,754 number | 11,848 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,568 number | 12,385 number | 14,171 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,942 number | 13,489 number | 14,239 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,056 number | 14,619 number | 17,030 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,476 number | 15,415 number | 17,217 number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 15,415 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,217 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,754 number in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.