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

Saint Lucia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1,130 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,130 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
181st
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,049 number
in 1971
All-time low
1,083 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Saint Lucia stood at 1,130 number.

That represents a change of 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 Saint Lucia peaked at 2,049 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,083 number, in 2016.

That places Saint 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 1,901 number 1,766 number 2,049 number 10
1980s 1,734 number 1,692 number 1,759 number 10
1990s 1,747 number 1,709 number 1,761 number 10
2000s 1,492 number 1,244 number 1,731 number 10
2010s 1,127 number 1,083 number 1,205 number 10
2020s 1,130 number 1,130 number 1,130 number 1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 178 Barbados 1,516 number compare
  2. 179 Tonga 1,274 number compare
  3. 180 Micronesia 1,222 number compare
  4. 182 Curaçao 1,055 number compare
  5. 183 Grenada 928 number compare
  6. 184 Seychelles 829 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Saint Lucia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Saint Lucia was 1,130 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 2,049 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,083 number in 2016.
How does Saint Lucia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Saint 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 Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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, male (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

Male 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/