Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8876 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia is 0.8876 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 111th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9016 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7918 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9075 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8831 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8224 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8461 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8975 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.806 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.923 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1535 GPIA | -83.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5986 GPIA | +290.0% |
| 2016 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2022 | 0.8876 GPIA | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8953 GPIA | 0.7918 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6321 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4438 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0.8876 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 108 Belize 0.8947 GPIA compare
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8905 GPIA compare
- 110 Belgium 0.8882 GPIA compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 0.8874 GPIA compare
- 113 Cambodia 0.8851 GPIA compare
- 114 United States of America 0.8799 GPIA 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 one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia was 0.8876 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 111th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release