Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 51.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia stood at 51.3%. 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia peaked at 51.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2017.
Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Grenada 53.6%
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 53.1% compare
- 79 Macau (China) 52.0% 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saint Lucia was 51.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release