School life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.75 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia is 6.75 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 9.59 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1971.
Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.75 years | 6.26 years | 8.95 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.97 years | 8.19 years | 9.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.95 years | 7.21 years | 9.59 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.19 years | 6.86 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 years | 6.68 years | 6.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 years | 6.75 years | 7.11 years | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.39 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Saint Lucia was 6.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1971.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release