School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2,560 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,560 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,541 number
in 2005
All-time low
2,178 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia is 2,560 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,541 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,178 number, in 1970.
Saint Lucia ranks 182nd 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,178 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,246 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2,362 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 2,445 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2,508 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2,568 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2,634 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2,737 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 2,839 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 2,938 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3,029 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3,106 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3,113 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 3,121 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,128 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,129 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,130 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,132 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,141 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3,151 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3,141 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,086 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 3,019 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,946 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,886 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,877 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,929 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 3,043 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3,159 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 3,272 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3,361 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3,420 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,458 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,497 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,527 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3,541 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,537 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,447 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3,419 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3,441 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,466 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,446 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,393 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,333 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,257 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,160 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,047 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,922 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,796 number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2,672 number | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2,560 number | -4.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2,560 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2,560 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,546 number | 2,178 number | 2,938 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,118 number | 3,029 number | 3,151 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,036 number | 2,877 number | 3,272 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,465 number | 3,361 number | 3,541 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,149 number | 2,672 number | 3,466 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,560 number | 2,560 number | 2,560 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, upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia was 2,560 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,541 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,178 number in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.