Population of compulsory school age, female in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 11,190 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
11,190 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
167th
of 186 countries
All-time high
17,513 number
in 1999
All-time low
11,190 number
in 2019
Years of data
15
1998–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 17.5k number1999: 17.5k number2000: 17.5k number2001: 17.4k number2002: 17.3k number2003: 17.1k number2004: 16.9k number2005: 16.6k number2006: 16.4k number2007: 16.1k number2015: 12.5k number2016: 12.1k number2017: 11.7k number2018: 11.4k number2019: 11.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 11,190 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 17,513 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11,190 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 17,482 number 17,451 number 17,513 number 2
2000s 16,910 number 16,071 number 17,509 number 8
2010s 11,780 number 11,190 number 12,529 number 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 164 Tonga 17,275 number compare
  2. 165 Curacao 14,573 number compare
  3. 166 Kiribati 11,855 number compare
  4. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,106 number compare
  5. 169 Grenada 9,822 number compare
  6. 170 Marshall Islands 9,570 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Saint Lucia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Saint Lucia was 11,190 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 17,513 number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,190 number in 2019.
How does Saint Lucia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Saint Lucia ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.