Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 4.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia is 4.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 46.0% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia peaked at 28.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2016.
Saint Lucia ranks 91st of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -71.1% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +216.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -90.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +643.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -46.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +643.5% | 1.1% | 7.8% |
| 2015 | +216.4% | 3.5% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 16.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 1.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 88 Slovenia 5.1% compare
- 89 Republic of Moldova 4.9% compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 4.8% compare
- 92 Poland 4.4% compare
- 93 Costa Rica 4.2% compare
- 94 Guyana 3.9% compare
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- 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 rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Lucia was 4.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Saint Lucia ranks 91st out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. 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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/