School enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School enrollment, primary, private was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia, 1985–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 6.0% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1987.
That places Saint Lucia 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.0% | — |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -32.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +54.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +43.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,937 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 31.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,992 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Saint Lucia was 6.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1987.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Saint Lucia ranks 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.