Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
That places Saint Lucia 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.5% | — |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 66% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Saint Lucia was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Saint Lucia ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release