Saint Lucia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Saint Lucia
15.0%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.8%
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
142nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
139th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.8% against 15.0% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.8 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 6.4% 4.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 2.4% 8.1% 5.7% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 11.5% 10.4% 1.1% Saint Lucia
2000s 12.9% 17.1% 4.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 15.8% 23.5% 7.7% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 16.0% 26.0% 10.0% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Saint Lucia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.8% against 15.0% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Saint Lucia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
11.8%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Saint Lucia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release