Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 8.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia is 8.61, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 8.61 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.56, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 122nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.56 | — |
| 1991 | 6.65 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.74 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.83 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.92 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.01 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.1 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.19 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.28 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.37 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.46 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.56 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.65 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.74 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.83 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.92 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.01 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.19 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.28 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.37 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.37 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.36 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.36 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.39 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.42 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.46 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.49 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.52 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.55 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.58 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.61 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.61 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.61 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.97 | 6.56 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.87 | 7.46 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.43 | 8.36 | 8.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.61 | 8.58 | 8.61 | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 8.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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