St. Lucia's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 2.7% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.98 percentage points from 3.69% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.7% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 3.35% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.69% | 2008 |
| Highest | 31.31% | 1990 |
| Lowest | 2.44% | 2015 |
| Average since 2009 | 3.12% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 20.86% | 1981 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, St. Lucia's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.18 percentage points on 2017 (from 2.88% to 2.7%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2017), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.69 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.98 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.1 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 61% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, St. Lucia had the 54th highest value of the 77 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to St. Lucia in the 2018 ranking
What this measures
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.
All 28 values
| Year | Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 2.88 |
| 2016 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | 2.44 |
| 2014 | 3.33 |
| 2013 | 3.35 |
| 2012 | 3.41 |
| 2011 | 3.54 |
| 2010 | 3.36 |
| 2009 | 3.37 |
| 2008 |
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 3.58% (2018)
- Argentina — 6.44% (2017)
- Bahamas, The — 8.52% (2018)
- Barbados — 1.9% (2018)
- Belize — 8.66% (2018)
- Bolivia — 5.38% (2018)
- Brazil — 14.46% (2017)
- British Virgin Islands — 4.86% (2017)
- Cayman Islands — 1.77% (2018)
- Chile — 6.56% (2017)
More education data for St. Lucia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 14,257 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.78% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 1,067 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 86.22% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.17% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.41% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Lucia's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?
- 2.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is down 18.16 percentage points from 20.86% in 1981. The highest value was 31.31% in 1990 and the lowest 2.44% in 2015.
- How does St. Lucia rank?
- 54th highest of 77 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for St. Lucia?
- In 2018, St. Lucia's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.18 percentage points on 2017 (from 2.88% to 2.7%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2017), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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