Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia stood at 2.2%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.5% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -54.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 22% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.1%, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 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 | -54.9% | 4.6% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 158 Kyrgyzstan 2.6% compare
- 159 Maldives 2.4% compare
- 160 Armenia 2.3% compare
- 162 Republic of Moldova 2.1% compare
- 163 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 164 Ukraine 1.9% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Saint Lucia was 2.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Saint Lucia ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release