Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 5,312 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia stood at 5,312. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia peaked at 5,312 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,203, in 2004.
That places Saint Lucia 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,965 | — |
| 2004 | 3,203 | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 3,262 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,771 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 3,967 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4,070 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,086 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4,519 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 4,348 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5,003 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 4,235 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 5,013 | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 5,084 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5,284 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 5,312 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,965 | 3,965 | 3,965 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,233 | 3,203 | 3,262 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,335 | 3,771 | 5,013 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,227 | 5,084 | 5,312 | 3 |
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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 initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia?
- Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia was 5,312 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,312 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,203 in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Saint Lucia ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release