Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number was 1,037 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saint Lucia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saint Lucia is 1,037 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,411 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 668 number, in 1998.
That places Saint Lucia 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary … both sexes number in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 668 number | — |
| 1999 | 737 number | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 999 number | +35.5% |
| 2001 | 996 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 922 number | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,223 number | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 1,095 number | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1,129 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,081 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1,272 number | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 1,203 number | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,251 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,411 number | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 1,388 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,144 number | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 1,096 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,090 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,018 number | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1,024 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,020 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,037 number | +1.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,037 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,800 number, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,037 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,388 number, 31% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 702.5 number | 668 number | 737 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,117 number | 922 number | 1,272 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,136 number | 1,018 number | 1,411 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 178 Kiribati 1,099 number compare
- 179 South Sudan 1,093 number compare
- 180 Liechtenstein 1,085 number compare
- 182 Dominica 999 number compare
- 183 Liberia 975 number compare
- 184 San Marino 950 number compare
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 total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saint Lucia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saint Lucia was 1,037 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,411 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 668 number in 1998.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.