School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia stood at 1.08 GPI.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9888 GPI, in 2015.
That places Saint Lucia 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.05 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 1.1 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9888 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.07 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9888 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1.08 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9888 GPI in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.