School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 1.41 years.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.64 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9492 years, in 1986.
Saint Lucia ranks 134th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.9492 years | 1.06 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.41 years | 1.18 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 years | 1.21 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 years | 1.35 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 years | 1.07 years | 1.64 years | 3 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 1.41 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9492 years in 1986.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release