School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 78.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Saint Lucia, 1986–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Saint Lucia stood at 78.0%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Saint Lucia peaked at 83.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1986.
That places Saint Lucia 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 53.7% | — |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 75.8% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 68.3% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 79.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.5% | 53.7% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 64.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 63.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 72.3% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
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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 enrollment, preprimary in Saint Lucia?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Saint Lucia was 78.0% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1986.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.