School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia stood at 11.39 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.92 years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.86 years, in 1973.
That places Saint Lucia 117th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8.94 years | — |
| 1973 | 8.86 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 9.85 years | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 10.31 years | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 10.73 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 10.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 10.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 11.5 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 11.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.33 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 12.14 years | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 12.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.45 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.92 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 12.44 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 10.93 years | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 11.35 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 11.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 11.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.76 years | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 11.36 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.73 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.58 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.78 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.81 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.72 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.49 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.4 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.86 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.61 years | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 11.39 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.22 years | 8.86 years | 9.85 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 11 years | 10.31 years | 11.5 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.18 years | 10.93 years | 12.92 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.49 years | 10.76 years | 11.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.46 years | 11.28 years | 11.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 years | 11.39 years | 11.86 years | 4 |
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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, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Saint Lucia was 11.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 years in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 years in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 117th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 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 rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release