School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.61 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.61 years
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
58th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10.07 years
in 2022
All-time low
9.13 years
in 2004
Years of data
25
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia stood at 9.61 years.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.07 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.13 years, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 58th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.49 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.81 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.84 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.13 years | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 9.74 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.05 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.81 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.76 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.58 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.54 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.07 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 9.87 years | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.61 years | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.49 years | 9.49 years | 9.49 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.81 years | 9.13 years | 10.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.61 years | 9.51 years | 9.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 years | 9.61 years | 10.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 55 Lesotho 9.68 years compare
- 56 Belize 9.68 years compare
- 57 Costa Rica 9.66 years compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 9.59 years compare
- 60 Cape Verde 9.56 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 9.55 years compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Saint Lucia was 9.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.13 years in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 58th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release