Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 591 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia stood at 591 number.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,044 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 545 number, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 123rd out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,337 number | — |
| 2001 | 1,968 number | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 2,044 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,721 number | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 1,735 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,748 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 855 number | -51.1% |
| 2007 | 1,245 number | +45.6% |
| 2016 | 591 number | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 545 number | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 669 number | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 591 number | -11.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 591 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,588 number, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 591 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,590 number, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,582 number | 855 number | 2,044 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 599 number | 545 number | 669 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia was 591 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,044 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 545 number in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 123rd out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/