Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia is 8.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2009.
That places Saint Lucia 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -60.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +64.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +38.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 8.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 8.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 6.6% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 57 Belize 9.3% compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 9.0% compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.0% compare
- 61 Cambodia 8.2% compare
- 62 Mozambique 8.1% compare
- 63 Timor-Leste 8.0% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia was 8.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Saint Lucia ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release