Saint Lucia vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Saint Lucia
9.2%
in 2024
Palestine
9.8%
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
74th
Palestine rank
71st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Saint Lucia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 9.8% against 9.2% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 71st of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 19.6% | 16.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 13.3% | 2.4% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.9% | 1.0% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 9.3% | 1.8% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Saint Lucia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 9.8% against 9.2% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Saint Lucia and Palestine?
- 0.6%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Palestine?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 74th and Palestine ranks 71st of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release