Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia is 10.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +64.7% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +44.6% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | +29.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 3.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.4% | 10.5% | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Saint Lucia was 10.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release