Which has higher primary education, duration, OECD members or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 7 years against 6 years in OECD members as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, duration between OECD members and Saint Lucia?

1 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saint Lucia?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD members vs Saint Lucia: Primary education, duration

OECD members

6 years

in 2025

Saint Lucia

7 years

in 2025

OECD members rank

2nd

Saint Lucia rank

3rd

Primary education, duration over time

OECD members
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 7 years against 6 years in OECD members, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 2nd and Saint Lucia ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
1980s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
1990s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
2000s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
2010s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia
2020s	6 years	7 years	1 years	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, OECD members or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 7 years against 6 years in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between OECD members and Saint Lucia?: 1 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saint Lucia?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do OECD members and Saint Lucia rank globally for primary education, duration?: OECD members ranks 2nd and Saint Lucia ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Primary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.