Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 93.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 93.6% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 109th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 91.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 93.6% | 98.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 106 Dominica 94.1% compare
- 107 South Africa 94.1% compare
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 93.8% compare
- 110 Seychelles 93.5% compare
- 111 Nicaragua 93.5% compare
- 112 Tajikistan 93.4% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.39 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Saint Lucia?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Saint Lucia was 93.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Saint Lucia ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.