Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 55.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
55.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
59.3%
in 2017
All-time low
33.8%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019

02040602000200920192000: 43.7 %2001: 44.9 %2002: 44.1 %2003: 33.8 %2004: 36.2 %2008: 41.2 %2009: 41.4 %2010: 36.5 %2011: 37.5 %2012: 39.8 %2013: 57.6 %2014: 58.6 %2015: 56.1 %2016: 59.2 %2017: 59.3 %2018: 56.1 %2019: 55.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia stood at 55.5%.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 59.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2003.

That places Saint Lucia 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Saint Lucia, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 43.7%
2001 44.9% +2.8%
2002 44.1% -1.8%
2003 33.8% -23.2%
2004 36.2% +6.8%
2008 41.2% +14.1%
2009 41.4% +0.5%
2010 36.5% -12.0%
2011 37.5% +2.8%
2012 39.8% +6.2%
2013 57.6% +44.6%
2014 58.6% +1.7%
2015 56.1% -4.3%
2016 59.2% +5.6%
2017 59.3% +0.2%
2018 56.1% -5.4%
2019 55.5% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.8% 33.8% 44.9% 7
2010s 51.6% 36.5% 59.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Saint Lucia was 55.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2003.
How does Saint Lucia rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Saint Lucia ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. 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.