Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia is 0.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 72nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Saint Lucia ranks 72nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release