School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, 1977–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia is 13.07 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 15.04 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.97 years, in 1977.
Saint Lucia ranks 116th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.97 years | — |
| 1981 | 10.42 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 10.88 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 10.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 11.61 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 11.45 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 13.27 years | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 12.6 years | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 13.48 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.12 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 13.86 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.21 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.78 years | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.12 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.53 years | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 12.86 years | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.48 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.04 years | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 14.64 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.25 years | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 13.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.07 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.97 years | 9.97 years | 9.97 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.05 years | 10.42 years | 11.61 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.27 years | 13.27 years | 13.27 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.41 years | 12.6 years | 14.21 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.9 years | 12.86 years | 15.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.23 years | 13.07 years | 13.38 years | 3 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia was 13.07 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 years in 1977.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 116th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release