School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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, male in Saint Lucia is 12.06 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 13.51 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.46 years, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.67 years | — |
| 1981 | 9.46 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 10.25 years | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 10.52 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 10.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.74 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 10.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.84 years | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 11.62 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.96 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.86 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.55 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.87 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.43 years | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.07 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.29 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.51 years | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 13.17 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.83 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12 years | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.06 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.67 years | 9.67 years | 9.67 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.38 years | 9.46 years | 10.75 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.84 years | 11.84 years | 11.84 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.98 years | 11.5 years | 12.55 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.65 years | 12 years | 13.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 11.97 years | 12.06 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 118 Turkmenistan 12.29 years compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 12.28 years compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 12.17 years compare
- 122 Seychelles 11.99 years compare
- 123 Kenya 11.96 years compare
- 124 Liberia 11.96 years compare
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, male in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saint Lucia was 12.06 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.46 years in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release