School enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia is 97.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 131.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2016.
Saint Lucia ranks 133rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 99.6% | — |
| 1972 | 107.9% | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 106.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 109.6% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 110.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 114.6% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 119.4% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 123.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 127.0% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 126.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 126.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 128.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 129.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 129.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 131.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 128.1% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 125.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 123.1% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 124.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 128.8% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 131.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 127.5% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 126.1% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 123.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 101.9% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 103.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 105.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 104.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 102.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 101.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 100.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 104.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 101.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113.1% | 99.6% | 127.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 127.2% | 123.1% | 131.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.2% | 101.9% | 131.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 100.9% | 97.3% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.7% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 97.2% | 104.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Saint Lucia was 97.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.