School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 4.4 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.85 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.28 years, in 1973.
That places Saint Lucia 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.29 years | — |
| 1973 | 1.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.34 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4 years | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.33 years | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.29 years | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.51 years | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 1.32 years | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 1.47 years | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 1.52 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.83 years | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 2.01 years | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 2.04 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.34 years | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 2.5 years | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.85 years | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 3.12 years | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 3.33 years | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 3.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.58 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.67 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.77 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.75 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.96 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.19 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.42 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.74 years | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 4.85 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.65 years | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.56 years | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.49 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.44 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.39 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.32 years | 1.28 years | 1.4 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.65 years | 1.32 years | 2.04 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.92 years | 2.34 years | 3.35 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 3.58 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 years | 4.4 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 years | 4.39 years | 4.44 years | 4 |
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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, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 4.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 years in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 159th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release