School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia stood at 1 GPI.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.17 GPI in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9553 GPI, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.17 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 1.05 GPI | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.1 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.08 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9553 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9771 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9889 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9553 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9965 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
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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, gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9553 GPI in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.