Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Saint Lucia

Primary school enrollment in Saint Lucia in 2018 — 95.4%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 72. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 3.1 pp.

2018 95.4% +0.5 pp vs 2017
World rank 22of 72
Period maximum 100%1985
Period minimum 89.3%2000

Trend over time

1981–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Saint Lucia, 1981–201885909510019811985198919931997200120052009201320171981: 92.3%1982: 94.2%1983: 99.1%1984: 98.7%1985: 100%1986: 100%1990: 97.3%2000: 89.3%2001: 90.2%2002: 97.5%2003: 95.9%2004: 94.2%2005: 91.8%2006: 94.2%2007: 93.3%2015: 94.2%2016: 94.9%2017: 94.9%2018: 95.4%
Change over the period: +3.1 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 95.4%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.4 +0.5 pp
2017 94.9 +0 pp
2016 94.9 +0.7 pp
2015 94.2
2007 93.3 −0.9 pp
2006 94.2 +2.4 pp
2005 91.8 −2.5 pp
2004 94.2 −1.7 pp
2003 95.9 −1.5 pp
2002 97.5 +7.2 pp
2001 90.2 +1 pp
2000 89.3
1990 97.3
1986 100 +0 pp
1985 100 +1.3 pp
1984 98.7 −0.3 pp
1983 99.1 +4.8 pp
1982 94.2 +1.9 pp
1981 92.3

Caribbean, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.