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 10.7% 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 10.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 52nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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 | 10.5% | — |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +123.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +35.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +123.4% | 4.7% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 6.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.7% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 49 Botswana 11.6% compare
- 50 Bangladesh 11.1% compare
- 51 Iraq 10.8% compare
- 53 Mozambique 10.4% compare
- 54 Tunisia 10.4%
- 55 Timor-Leste 10.2% 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 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 10.7% 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 12.7% in 2005.
- 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 4.7% in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Saint Lucia ranks 52nd out of 169 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 43.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release