Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2009.
That places Saint Lucia 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -18.4% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -26.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 18.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 18.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 15.0% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 18.6% | 31.0% | 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, female in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia was 18.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2009.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release