Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.26 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.26 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2227 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Saint Lucia 13th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2227 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.3931 GPIA | +76.5% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +155.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2227 GPIA | 0.2227 GPIA | 0.2227 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3931 GPIA | 0.3931 GPIA | 0.3931 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.99 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Saint Lucia was 1.26 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2227 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 13th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release