Current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Current education expenditure, primary was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in primary public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2017.
Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in primary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 75.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 1 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia?
- Current education expenditure, primary in Saint Lucia was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for current education expenditure, primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current education expenditure, primary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).