School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.06 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.06 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.45 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1147 years, in 1985.
Saint Lucia ranks 116th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1406 years | — |
| 1978 | 0.1333 years | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1457 years | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.135 years | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1196 years | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1642 years | +37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1415 years | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1447 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1147 years | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1428 years | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1486 years | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3655 years | +146.0% |
| 1996 | 1.45 years | +297.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9513 years | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7955 years | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6012 years | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 years | +86.1% |
| 2009 | 1.28 years | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.914 years | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 years | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7272 years | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9396 years | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 1.16 years | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 years | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.36 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.947 years | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 years | +11.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.06 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 45% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.06 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +297.2% | 0.3655 years | 1.45 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1399 years | 0.1333 years | 0.1457 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1389 years | 0.1147 years | 0.1642 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9087 years | 0.3655 years | 1.45 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9684 years | 0.6012 years | 1.28 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.06 years | 0.7272 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
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, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Saint Lucia was 1.06 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 years in 1985.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.