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 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
68th
of 179 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 1999
All-time low
10.7%
in 2010
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia stood at 16.6%.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia peaked at 33.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2010.
That places Saint Lucia 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.8% | — |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -3.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 16.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 16.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 11.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 10.7% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 65 Sierra Leone 17.3% compare
- 66 Rwanda 17.1% compare
- 67 Tajikistan 17.1% compare
- 69 Mauritius 16.5% compare
- 70 Philippines 16.1% compare
- 71 Tonga 16.0% compare
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 16.6% 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 33.8% in 1999.
- 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 10.7% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Saint Lucia ranks 68th out of 179 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 up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release