Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 23.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia peaked at 35.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2013.
Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 23.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 23.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 18.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 26.1% | 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, both in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Saint Lucia was 23.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Saint Lucia ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release