School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saint Lucia is 4.59 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.03 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.39 years, in 1973.
Saint Lucia ranks 156th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.39 years | — |
| 1973 | 1.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.49 years | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.47 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.67 years | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.76 years | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.29 years | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 2.5 years | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 2.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.86 years | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 3.01 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 3.53 years | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 3.97 years | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 3.8 years | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.12 years | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 4.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.77 years | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 4.36 years | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 4.59 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 4.73 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.93 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.03 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.93 years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.84 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7 years | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.63 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.59 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.55 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.52 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.59 years | +1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 4.59 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 4.59 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.24 years, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +29.8% | 1.76 years | 2.29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 years | 1.39 years | 1.49 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.99 years | 1.47 years | 2.53 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.5 years | 2.86 years | 3.97 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.42 years | 3.77 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 years | 4.43 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 years | 4.46 years | 4.59 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saint Lucia was 4.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 years in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 156th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release