Enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Enrolment in primary education, male was 7,880 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7,880 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
181st
of 202 countries
All-time high
17,256 number
in 1989
All-time low
7,880 number
in 2019
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia, 1971–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1971199520191971: 11.4k number1972: 12.1k number1973: 13.8k number1974: 14.5k number1975: 15.0k number1976: 15.3k number1977: 15.8k number1978: 15.9k number1979: 16.0k number1980: 15.5k number1981: 14.5k number1982: 15.7k number1983: 16.1k number1984: 16.3k number1985: 16.8k number1986: 16.8k number1987: 16.9k number1988: 16.9k number1989: 17.3k number1990: 17.1k number1991: 16.9k number1992: 16.8k number1993: 16.8k number1997: 16.2k number1999: 13.1k number2000: 12.8k number2001: 13.1k number2002: 12.7k number2003: 12.7k number2004: 12.3k number2005: 12.1k number2006: 12.6k number2007: 11.3k number2008: 10.7k number2009: 10.3k number2010: 10.0k number2011: 9.6k number2012: 9.3k number2013: 9.2k number2014: 8.9k number2015: 8.6k number2016: 8.4k number2017: 8.2k number2018: 8.0k number2019: 7.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 7,880 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 17,256 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7,880 number, in 2019.

That places Saint Lucia 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Saint Lucia, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 11,392 number —
1972 12,050 number +5.8%
1973 13,816 number +14.7%
1974 14,487 number +4.9%
1975 15,002 number +3.6%
1976 15,283 number +1.9%
1977 15,789 number +3.3%
1978 15,863 number +0.5%
1979 16,014 number +1.0%
1980 15,535 number -3.0%
1981 14,526 number -6.5%
1982 15,730 number +8.3%
1983 16,084 number +2.3%
1984 16,319 number +1.5%
1985 16,797 number +2.9%
1986 16,805 number +0.0%
1987 16,870 number +0.4%
1988 16,945 number +0.4%
1989 17,256 number +1.8%
1990 17,090 number -1.0%
1991 16,945 number -0.8%
1992 16,827 number -0.7%
1993 16,780 number -0.3%
1997 16,173 number -3.6%
1999 13,057 number -19.3%
2000 12,848 number -1.6%
2001 13,065 number +1.7%
2002 12,743 number -2.5%
2003 12,691 number -0.4%
2004 12,311 number -3.0%
2005 12,118 number -1.6%
2006 12,560 number +3.6%
2007 11,312 number -9.9%
2008 10,655 number -5.8%
2009 10,289 number -3.4%
2010 9,969 number -3.1%
2011 9,610 number -3.6%
2012 9,299 number -3.2%
2013 9,156 number -1.5%
2014 8,912 number -2.7%
2015 8,633 number -3.1%
2016 8,449 number -2.1%
2017 8,170 number -3.3%
2018 7,998 number -2.1%
2019 7,880 number -1.5%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 7,880 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 220,224 number, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 7,880 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 184,329 number, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,411 number 11,392 number 16,014 number 9
1980s 16,287 number 14,526 number 17,256 number 10
1990s 16,145 number 13,057 number 17,090 number 6
2000s 12,059 number 10,289 number 13,065 number 10
2010s 8,808 number 7,880 number 9,969 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 178 Barbados 10,307 number compare
  2. 179 Tonga 8,930 number compare
  3. 180 Kiribati 8,212 number compare
  4. 182 Micronesia (country) 7,186 number compare
  5. 183 Grenada 6,833 number compare
  6. 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,685 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Saint Lucia was 7,880 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 17,256 number in 1989.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,880 number in 2019.
How does Saint Lucia rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Saint Lucia ranks 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.