St. Lucia Education Statistical Digest

The 2014 Digest highlights data on student Enrolment, Dropouts, Repeaters and Graduates. AlsoThe 2014 Digest highlights data on student Enrolment, Dropouts, Repeaters and Graduates. Also included are data on teachers, local and regional examinations, education financing and student welfare programmes. Data collected are used to calculate indicators which are necessary to monitor progress towards various targets and goals including monitoring indicators for the 2009-2014 Education Sector Development Plan. These indicators are not only used by the Ministry of education and National Government but are also extensively used by regional and international agencies such as the OECS, World Bank and UNESCO in order to track and monitor progress in the education system towards targets and goals such as the Education for All (EFA) andMillennium Development Goals (MDG).

The Education Statistical Digest is an annual publication of the Corporate Planning Unit of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour. The 2012 Digest analyses data reflecting the academic year which commenced in September 2011 and ended in July 2012. Trends and projections in various sub-sectors of the education system are depicted in this Digest and are used by Policy Makers, Planners, Researchers and other personnel to make rational assumptions and sound decisions for the education system in St. Lucia. A copy of the Digest can also be found on the Ministry’s website, www.education.gov.lc.