Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 22,645 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22,645 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
167th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34,797 number
in 2000
All-time low
22,645 number
in 2019
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 34.5k number1999: 34.7k number2000: 34.8k number2001: 34.8k number2002: 34.6k number2003: 34.3k number2004: 33.9k number2005: 33.4k number2006: 32.8k number2007: 32.2k number2015: 25.2k number2016: 24.4k number2017: 23.6k number2018: 23.1k number2019: 22.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 22,645 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 34,797 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22,645 number, in 2019.

Saint Lucia ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34,602 number 34,501 number 34,703 number 2
2000s 33,836 number 32,248 number 34,797 number 8
2010s 23,795 number 22,645 number 25,250 number 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 35,772 number compare
  2. 165 Curaçao 29,786 number compare
  3. 166 Kiribati 24,317 number compare
  4. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20,548 number compare
  5. 169 Grenada 20,161 number compare
  6. 170 Marshall Islands 19,561 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 22,645 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 34,797 number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 22,645 number in 2019.
How does Saint Lucia rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.