Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6739 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.6739 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.31 modelled data in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6301 modelled data, in 2007.
That places Saint Lucia 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6977 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7013 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7091 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7191 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7268 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7191 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6769 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6301 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6374 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6881 modelled data | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7681 modelled data | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8341 modelled data | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8513 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8424 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8895 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9336 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9596 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 modelled data | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.18 modelled data | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.29 modelled data | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.31 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.05 modelled data | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6739 modelled data | -35.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.6739 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.6739 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -35.9% | 1.05 modelled data | 0.6739 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6906 modelled data | 0.6301 modelled data | 0.7268 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9287 modelled data | 0.7681 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 0.6739 modelled data | 1.31 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Saint Lucia was 0.6739 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 modelled data in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6301 modelled data in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Saint Lucia ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release