Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 51.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia, 2010–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia is 51.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia peaked at 51.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 80th out of 142 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.3% | — |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5% | 34.1% | 41.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 53.1% compare
- 78 Macau, China 52.0% compare
- 79 Qatar 51.4% compare
- 81 Mauritius 51.1% compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 49.4% compare
- 83 Panama 49.4% compare
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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saint Lucia was 51.3% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.