Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.3%
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
66th
of 149 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2001
All-time low
4.2%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2000–2019

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

46810122000200920192000: 8.6 %2001: 12.9 %2002: 11.3 %2003: 9.7 %2004: 12.1 %2005: 10 %2006: 5.6 %2007: 7.7 %2015: 4.2 %2016: 5 %2017: 4.6 %2018: 4.9 %2019: 4.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia stood at 4.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2015.

That places Saint Lucia 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Saint Lucia, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 8.6%
2001 12.9% +50.4%
2002 11.3% -12.7%
2003 9.7% -13.7%
2004 12.1% +24.0%
2005 10.0% -16.7%
2006 5.6% -44.4%
2007 7.7% +38.7%
2015 4.2% -45.8%
2016 5.0% +18.6%
2017 4.6% -7.1%
2018 4.9% +5.4%
2019 4.3% -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.7% 5.6% 12.9% 8
2010s 4.6% 4.2% 5.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia was 4.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Saint Lucia ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/