School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia

St. Lucia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1,104 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,104 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
181st
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,912 number
in 1971
All-time low
1,051 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia, 1970–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia is 1,104 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia peaked at 1,912 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,051 number, in 2016.

That places St. Lucia 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,807 number 1,703 number 1,912 number 10
1980s 1,698 number 1,682 number 1,729 number 10
1990s 1,762 number 1,705 number 1,789 number 10
2000s 1,473 number 1,221 number 1,672 number 10
2010s 1,098 number 1,051 number 1,177 number 10
2020s 1,104 number 1,104 number 1,104 number 1

Countries ranked near St. Lucia

  1. 178 Kiribati 1,374 number compare
  2. 179 Tonga 1,216 number compare
  3. 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,140 number compare
  4. 182 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,002 number compare
  5. 183 Grenada 891 number compare
  6. 184 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 825 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in St. Lucia was 1,104 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in St. Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 1,912 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in St. Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,051 number in 2016.
How does St. Lucia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
St. Lucia ranks 181st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in St. Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/