Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 5,434 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia stood at 5,434. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia peaked at 5,434 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,783, in 2010.
That places Saint Lucia 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,098 | — |
| 2010 | 3,783 | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 4,018 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4,114 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,282 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4,549 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 4,411 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5,072 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 4,171 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 4,900 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 5,127 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5,294 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,434 | +2.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 5,434 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,714, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 5,434 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,858, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.8% | 5,098 | 3,783 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,098 | 5,098 | 5,098 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,367 | 3,783 | 5,072 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,285 | 5,127 | 5,434 | 3 |
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 initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Saint Lucia was 5,434 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,434 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,783 in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Saint Lucia ranks 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release