School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 8,859 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8,859 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11,956 number
in 2003
All-time low
8,696 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1998–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1998200820191998: 10.3k number1999: 10.2k number2000: 10.0k number2001: 9.7k number2002: 9.4k number2003: 12.0k number2004: 11.4k number2005: 10.8k number2006: 10.4k number2007: 9.9k number2008: 9.5k number2009: 9.3k number2010: 9.2k number2011: 9.0k number2012: 8.9k number2013: 8.8k number2014: 8.8k number2015: 8.7k number2016: 8.7k number2017: 8.9k number2018: 8.9k number2019: 8.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 8,859 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 11,956 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8,696 number, in 2016.

That places Saint Lucia 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Saint Lucia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 10,348 number
1999 10,184 number -1.6%
2000 9,953 number -2.3%
2001 9,672 number -2.8%
2002 9,389 number -2.9%
2003 11,956 number +27.3%
2004 11,378 number -4.8%
2005 10,820 number -4.9%
2006 10,362 number -4.2%
2007 9,852 number -4.9%
2008 9,503 number -3.5%
2009 9,295 number -2.2%
2010 9,157 number -1.5%
2011 9,008 number -1.6%
2012 8,870 number -1.5%
2013 8,797 number -0.8%
2014 8,751 number -0.5%
2015 8,715 number -0.4%
2016 8,696 number -0.2%
2017 8,862 number +1.9%
2018 8,902 number +0.5%
2019 8,859 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,266 number 10,184 number 10,348 number 2
2000s 10,218 number 9,295 number 11,956 number 10
2010s 8,862 number 8,696 number 9,157 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 173 Samoa 10,378 number compare
  2. 174 Bahamas 9,980 number compare
  3. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare
  4. 177 Kiribati 8,697 number compare
  5. 178 Malta 8,662 number compare
  6. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 7,401 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 8,859 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 11,956 number in 2003.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,696 number in 2016.
How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/