School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.97 years
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
130th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.73 years
in 1997
All-time low
7.66 years
in 1972
Years of data
40
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia stood at 10.97 years.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 11.73 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.66 years, in 1972.
That places Saint Lucia 130th 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, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.66 years | — |
| 1973 | 8.48 years | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 9.57 years | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 9.36 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 10.15 years | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 10.38 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 10.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 10.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.42 years | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 11.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.11 years | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 10.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.65 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.48 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.9 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.32 years | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 11.13 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.41 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.61 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4 years | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.97 years | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.57 years | 7.66 years | 9.57 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.32 years | 9.36 years | 10.67 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.3 years | 10.11 years | 11.73 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.91 years | 10.25 years | 11.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.29 years | 11.03 years | 11.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.23 years | 10.97 years | 11.42 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 127 Marshall Islands 11.04 years compare
- 128 Macau, China 11.01 years compare
- 129 Belize 10.98 years compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 10.96 years compare
- 132 Egypt 10.95 years compare
- 133 Zambia 10.93 years compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Saint Lucia was 10.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.73 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 years in 1972.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release