Primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary completion rate, female was 101.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 101.3% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 116.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 111.7% | — |
| 1984 | 104.9% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 116.5% | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 110.1% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 106.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 110.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 105.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 103.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 106.7% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 101.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 101.3% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 108.3% | 104.9% | 111.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 111.2% | 106.9% | 116.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 95.9% | 110.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 89.2% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 91.1% | 101.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 33 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 34 Uruguay 101.6% compare
- 35 Ecuador 101.5% compare
- 37 Brunei 101.3% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 101.0% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 100.9% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Saint Lucia was 101.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.