Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 96.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia is 96.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia peaked at 133.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 1971.
That places Saint Lucia 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.9% | 94.4% | 127.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 127.6% | 121.5% | 131.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.6% | 102.6% | 133.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.8% | 97.6% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 96.8% | 103.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.39 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Lucia was 96.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 1971.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Saint Lucia ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.