Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 22.93 millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Saint Lucia stood at 22.93 millions. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.93 millions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1 millions, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.1 millions | — |
| 2010 | 13.59 millions | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 14.96 millions | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.56 millions | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5 millions | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.25 millions | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.02 millions | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 16.29 millions | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 15.8 millions | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 16.32 millions | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.12 millions | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 21.13 millions | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 22.93 millions | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1 millions | 10.1 millions | 10.1 millions | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.37 millions | 13.59 millions | 17.02 millions | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.73 millions | 18.12 millions | 22.93 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Saint Lucia?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Saint Lucia was 22.93 millions in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.93 millions in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 millions in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Saint Lucia ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release