Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 2,083 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2,083 number
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
126th
of 139 countries
All-time high
10,246 number
in 1999
All-time low
2,083 number
in 2019
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1999200920191999: 10.2k number2000: 6.1k number2001: 6.5k number2002: 6.0k number2003: 5.6k number2004: 6.6k number2005: 5.8k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 4.0k number2015: 3.2k number2016: 2.8k number2017: 2.3k number2018: 2.2k number2019: 2.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 2,083 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia peaked at 10,246 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,083 number, in 2019.

That places Saint Lucia 126th out of 139 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 10,246 number
2000 6,055 number -40.9%
2001 6,497 number +7.3%
2002 5,987 number -7.8%
2003 5,552 number -7.3%
2004 6,641 number +19.6%
2005 5,847 number -12.0%
2006 4,079 number -30.2%
2007 4,039 number -1.0%
2015 3,250 number -19.5%
2016 2,826 number -13.0%
2017 2,265 number -19.9%
2018 2,226 number -1.7%
2019 2,083 number -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,246 number 10,246 number 10,246 number 1
2000s 5,587 number 4,039 number 6,641 number 8
2010s 2,530 number 2,083 number 3,250 number 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 123 Iceland 2,260 number compare
  2. 124 Cyprus 2,253 number compare
  3. 125 Lithuania 2,239 number compare
  4. 127 Malta 1,878 number compare
  5. 128 Cayman Islands 1,509 number compare
  6. 129 Grenada 1,332 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia was 2,083 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 10,246 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,083 number in 2019.
How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Saint Lucia ranks 126th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/