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 16.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 16.3% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia peaked at 34.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +43.6% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -92.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +823.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -43.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -53.6% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +652.8% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 16.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +823.5% | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| 2022 | +652.8% | 2.3% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 20.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 0.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 2.3% | 17.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 77 Russian Federation 16.7% compare
- 78 El Salvador 16.5% compare
- 79 Montenegro 16.4% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.3% compare
- 82 Nepal 16.0% compare
- 83 Guatemala 15.7% 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 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 16.3% in 2023, 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 34.0% in 2004.
- 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 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 12.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release