Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 89.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia stood at 89.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 102.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.2% | — |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 102.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 89.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 89.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.5%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +29.2% | 69.0% | 89.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 69.0% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia was 89.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 102.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.