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 10.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia peaked at 30.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -72.7% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +217.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -54.6% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -52.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -9.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.8%, 97% of the median. (30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +217.5% | 7.4% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 6.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 8 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia was 10.4% in 2019, 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 30.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 50th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 up 20.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.