School enrollment, primary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School enrollment, primary was 96.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Saint Lucia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 96.8% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Saint Lucia peaked at 133.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 1971.
That places Saint Lucia 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.9% | 94.4% | 127.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 127.6% | 121.5% | 131.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.6% | 102.6% | 133.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.8% | 97.6% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 96.8% | 103.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 101,771 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Saint Lucia?
- School enrollment, primary in Saint Lucia was 96.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 1971.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.