Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1,823 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,823 number
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
128th
of 142 countries
All-time high
5,703 number
in 2002
All-time low
1,823 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1999200920191999: 4.8k number2000: 4.0k number2001: 4.6k number2002: 5.7k number2003: 5.3k number2004: 5.5k number2005: 4.4k number2006: 3.1k number2007: 3.0k number2008: 2.7k number2009: 2.3k number2010: 2.3k number2011: 2.5k number2012: 2.4k number2013: 2.5k number2015: 3.0k number2016: 2.6k number2017: 2.0k number2018: 2.0k number2019: 1.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia is 1,823 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia peaked at 5,703 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,823 number, in 2019.

That places Saint Lucia 128th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 4,845 number
2000 4,006 number -17.3%
2001 4,563 number +13.9%
2002 5,703 number +25.0%
2003 5,255 number -7.9%
2004 5,515 number +4.9%
2005 4,419 number -19.9%
2006 3,120 number -29.4%
2007 2,964 number -5.0%
2008 2,712 number -8.5%
2009 2,331 number -14.0%
2010 2,326 number -0.2%
2011 2,489 number +7.0%
2012 2,429 number -2.4%
2013 2,521 number +3.8%
2015 3,015 number +19.6%
2016 2,607 number -13.5%
2017 2,037 number -21.9%
2018 2,004 number -1.6%
2019 1,823 number -9.0%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 1,823 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 1,823 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,845 number 4,845 number 4,845 number 1
2000s 4,059 number 2,331 number 5,703 number 10
2010s 2,361 number 1,823 number 3,015 number 9

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 125 Macau, China 1,969 number compare
  2. 126 Cyprus 1,924 number compare
  3. 127 Samoa 1,909 number compare
  4. 129 Malta 1,761 number compare
  5. 130 Cayman Islands 998 number compare
  6. 131 Seychelles 945 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia was 1,823 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 5,703 number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,823 number in 2019.
How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/