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 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia is 3.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia peaked at 20.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -35.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -36.8% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 8.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 3.2% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 121 Colombia 3.3% compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 3.3% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.3% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 3.2% compare
- 124 Algeria 3.2% compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 3.2% 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 3.2% 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 20.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 206 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 70.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release