School age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 4,385 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4,385 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 92 countries
All-time high
5,738 number
in 2003
All-time low
2,975 number
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200820191998: 3.4k number1999: 3.3k number2000: 3.2k number2001: 3.1k number2002: 3.0k number2003: 5.7k number2004: 5.4k number2005: 5.1k number2006: 4.9k number2007: 4.6k number2008: 4.5k number2009: 4.5k number2010: 4.4k number2011: 4.4k number2012: 4.4k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 4.4k number2015: 4.4k number2016: 4.4k number2017: 4.5k number2018: 4.5k number2019: 4.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia is 4,385 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia peaked at 5,738 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,975 number, in 2002.

Saint Lucia ranks 87th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Saint Lucia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 3,384 number —
1999 3,306 number -2.3%
2000 3,209 number -2.9%
2001 3,089 number -3.7%
2002 2,975 number -3.7%
2003 5,738 number +92.9%
2004 5,379 number -6.3%
2005 5,101 number -5.2%
2006 4,878 number -4.4%
2007 4,617 number -5.4%
2008 4,503 number -2.5%
2009 4,498 number -0.1%
2010 4,445 number -1.2%
2011 4,402 number -1.0%
2012 4,374 number -0.6%
2013 4,387 number +0.3%
2014 4,403 number +0.4%
2015 4,411 number +0.2%
2016 4,417 number +0.1%
2017 4,529 number +2.5%
2018 4,493 number -0.8%
2019 4,385 number -2.4%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 4,385 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 4,385 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +92.9% 2,975 number 5,738 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,345 number 3,306 number 3,384 number 2
2000s 4,399 number 2,975 number 5,738 number 10
2010s 4,425 number 4,374 number 4,529 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 84 Sao Tome and Principe 6,326 number compare
  2. 85 Grenada 5,420 number compare
  3. 86 Antigua and Barbuda 4,432 number compare
  4. 88 Dominica 2,814 number compare
  5. 89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,758 number compare
  6. 90 Cayman Islands 1,395 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia was 4,385 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 5,738 number in 2003.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,975 number in 2002.
How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Saint Lucia ranks 87th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/