Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of up 241.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.5% | — |
| 1982 | 8.9% | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -90.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +98.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +367.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -65.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +241.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +367.0% | 1.1% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | +241.7% | 2.2% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 2.2% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1% compare
- 68 Albania 7.9% compare
- 69 Colombia 7.8% compare
- 71 San Marino 7.3% compare
- 72 New Caledonia 7.2% compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 7.2% 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 of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Saint Lucia was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release