Share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 36th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 96.1% | — |
| 1982 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.6% | 96.1% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Saint Lucia was 99.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Saint Lucia ranks 36th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.