Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 65.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 65.8% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 6th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.5% | — |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 65.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.8%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 65.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +53.2% | 35.7% | 54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 35.7% | 54.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 52.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 65.8% | 72.9% | 3 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia was 65.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Saint Lucia ranks 6th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release