School enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School enrollment, secondary was 81.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 81.3% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia peaked at 82.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 83rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.9% | — |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 81.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 81.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 60.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 78.6% | 82.5% | 8 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Saint Lucia was 81.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Saint Lucia ranks 83rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.