School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.94 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 12.94 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 14.35 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.89 years, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.35 years | — |
| 1978 | 10.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.28 years | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 9.89 years | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 10.63 years | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 10.91 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 11.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 11.54 years | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 11.7 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.48 years | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 12.17 years | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 12.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.78 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.6 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9 years | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 14.35 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.05 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.94 years | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.35 years | 10.34 years | 10.35 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.85 years | 9.89 years | 11.7 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.48 years | 13.48 years | 13.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.49 years | 12.17 years | 12.78 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.85 years | 12.94 years | 14.35 years | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 12.94 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 years in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 101st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.