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

Latest (2019)
591 number
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
123rd
of 148 countries
All-time high
2,044 number
in 2002
All-time low
545 number
in 2017
Years of data
12
2000–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2000200920192000: 1.3k number2001: 2.0k number2002: 2.0k number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.7k number2005: 1.7k number2006: 855 number2007: 1.2k number2016: 591 number2017: 545 number2018: 669 number2019: 591 number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Saint Lucia, 2000 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,582 number 855 number 2,044 number 8
2010s 599 number 545 number 669 number 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 120 Switzerland 839 number compare
  2. 121 Maldives 835 number compare
  3. 122 Israel 828 number compare
  4. 124 Tonga 501 number compare
  5. 125 Cayman Islands 485 number compare
  6. 126 Sweden 460 number compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/