School age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 2,221 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,221 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
87th
of 92 countries
All-time high
2,869 number
in 2003
All-time low
1,481 number
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998200820191998: 1.7k number1999: 1.7k number2000: 1.6k number2001: 1.6k number2002: 1.5k number2003: 2.9k number2004: 2.7k number2005: 2.6k number2006: 2.5k number2007: 2.3k number2008: 2.3k number2009: 2.3k number2010: 2.3k number2011: 2.2k number2012: 2.2k number2013: 2.2k number2014: 2.2k number2015: 2.2k number2016: 2.2k number2017: 2.3k number2018: 2.3k number2019: 2.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia stood at 2,221 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,869 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,481 number, in 2002.

That places Saint Lucia 87th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) in Saint Lucia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1,720 number
1999 1,673 number -2.7%
2000 1,617 number -3.3%
2001 1,551 number -4.1%
2002 1,481 number -4.5%
2003 2,869 number +93.7%
2004 2,706 number -5.7%
2005 2,568 number -5.1%
2006 2,458 number -4.3%
2007 2,343 number -4.7%
2008 2,286 number -2.4%
2009 2,276 number -0.4%
2010 2,251 number -1.1%
2011 2,232 number -0.8%
2012 2,219 number -0.6%
2013 2,225 number +0.3%
2014 2,232 number +0.3%
2015 2,235 number +0.1%
2016 2,237 number +0.1%
2017 2,290 number +2.4%
2018 2,273 number -0.7%
2019 2,221 number -2.3%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 2,221 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 2,221 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 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 +93.7% 1,481 number 2,869 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,696 number 1,673 number 1,720 number 2
2000s 2,216 number 1,481 number 2,869 number 10
2010s 2,242 number 2,219 number 2,290 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 84 Sao Tome and Principe 3,200 number compare
  2. 85 Grenada 2,770 number compare
  3. 86 Antigua and Barbuda 2,248 number compare
  4. 88 Dominica 1,432 number compare
  5. 89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 897 number compare
  6. 90 Cayman Islands 709 number compare

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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 2,221 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 2,869 number in 2003.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,481 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 2.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/