Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3299 modelled data in 2025. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.3299 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.18 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3007 modelled data, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 189th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6968 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7133 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7113 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6813 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6395 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6296 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6897 modelled data | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7664 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.802 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7895 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7872 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8182 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8378 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8889 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9322 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9483 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9211 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9739 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.13 modelled data | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.18 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 modelled data | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6752 modelled data | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4121 modelled data | -39.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3007 modelled data | -27.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3299 modelled data | +9.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.3299 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.3299 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 38% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -39.0% | 0.6752 modelled data | 0.4121 modelled data |
| 2022 | -35.2% | 1.04 modelled data | 0.6752 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.693 modelled data | 0.6 modelled data | 0.802 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9029 modelled data | 0.7872 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6573 modelled data | 0.3007 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 186 Cook Islands 0.375 modelled data compare
- 187 Aruba 0.3333 modelled data compare
- 187 Australia 0.3333 modelled data compare
- 190 Tonga 0.3258 modelled data compare
- 191 Montserrat 0.2738 modelled data compare
- 192 Seychelles 0.2727 modelled data 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 of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia was 0.3299 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 modelled data in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3007 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release