Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.6316 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.6316 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5222 GPIA, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 153rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7766 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7228 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6198 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6037 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5529 GPIA | -47.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5306 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5222 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6653 GPIA | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5692 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7924 GPIA | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7292 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7584 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8379 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8207 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8331 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8564 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8673 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9301 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9218 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7127 GPIA | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7567 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6316 GPIA | -16.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.6316 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.6316 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +74.8% | 0.6037 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7766 GPIA | 0.7766 GPIA | 0.7766 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6542 GPIA | 0.5222 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.7292 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7926 GPIA | 0.6316 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia was 0.6316 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5222 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Saint Lucia ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release