Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 8.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 134th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 38% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 132 Estonia 1.9% compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 1.9% compare
- 135 Anguilla 1.7% compare
- 135 Jordan 1.7% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 1.7% 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 1.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release