School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
41st
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.9868 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
40
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia stood at 1.04 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9868 GPIA, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 41st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9868 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.04 GPIA compare
- 39 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,333 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -11.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.52 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Saint Lucia was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9868 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release