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 20.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 20.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia peaked at 40.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2010.
Saint Lucia ranks 61st of 175 countries on this measure, 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 | 38.1% | — |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 20.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 20.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 14.6% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 11.9% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 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 20.3% 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 40.5% in 2002.
- 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 11.9% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Saint Lucia ranks 61st 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 up 52.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release