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 1,139 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1,139 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.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,338 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,139 number, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 122nd out of 136 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
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,638 number | — |
| 2000 | 3,008 number | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 3,200 number | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 3,338 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,070 number | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 2,905 number | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 3,206 number | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 2,194 number | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 2,220 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,453 number | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 1,399 number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,227 number | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1,191 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,139 number | -4.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,139 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,139 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,638 number | 2,638 number | 2,638 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,893 number | 2,194 number | 3,338 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,282 number | 1,139 number | 1,453 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 119 Macau, China 1,366 number compare
- 120 Iceland 1,307 number compare
- 121 Malta 1,142 number compare
- 123 Cyprus 910 number compare
- 124 Seychelles 868 number compare
- 125 Cayman Islands 761 number compare
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
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 1,139 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 3,338 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,139 number in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Saint Lucia ranks 122nd out of 136 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 48.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/