Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development

Saint Lucia
37.8%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.8%
in 2016
Saint Lucia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 37.8% against 17.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.0%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 2.2% 2.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 20.2% 9.9% 10.3% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Saint Lucia, at 37.8% against 17.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Saint Lucia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.