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 9.7% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Saint Lucia peaked at 28.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 10.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.7% | 16.5% | 6 |
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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 9.7% 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 28.4% 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 9.4% in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 87th 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 17.8%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release