Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 34.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 34.2% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia peaked at 64.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 132nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.5% | — |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 34.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.2%, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 34.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.8%, 84% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 45.3% | 64.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 27.1% | 34.2% | 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 34.2% 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 64.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Saint Lucia ranks 132nd 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 up 18.0%. 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 tertiary education in private institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release