Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 46.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia is 46.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia peaked at 46.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.
Saint Lucia ranks 104th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +41.6% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | +204.7% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +89.9% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saint Lucia was 46.8% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.