Education in Saint Lucia
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The Education Act provides for free and compulsory education in Saint Lucia
from the ages of 5 to 15. In 1999, the gross primary enrollment rate was 115.1 percent. Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for St. Lucia as of 2001. While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children’s participation in school.
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
from the ages of 5 to 15. In 1999, the gross primary enrollment rate was 115.1 percent. Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for St. Lucia as of 2001. While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children’s participation in school.