Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 24.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 24.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2024.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 84th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.1% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +142.6% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +22.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 24.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 24.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.8%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +142.6% | 18.2% | 44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 23.8% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 13.4% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 17.2% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 81 Cook Islands 24.8% compare
- 82 Serbia 24.5% compare
- 83 Philippines 24.4% compare
- 85 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.1% compare
- 86 Thailand 24.0% compare
- 87 Sri Lanka 23.3% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Saint Lucia was 24.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release