School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.78 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 6.78 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 9.44 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.61 years, in 1971.
Saint Lucia ranks 37th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.83 years | 6.61 years | 8.92 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.97 years | 8.51 years | 9.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.75 years | 7.16 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.13 years | 6.86 years | 7.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 years | 6.69 years | 6.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 years | 6.78 years | 7.19 years | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 6.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 years in 1971.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 37th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release