School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 2.1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia stood at 2.1 GPI.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.31 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8297 GPI, in 1985.
Saint Lucia ranks 6th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.07 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.69 GPI | +63.9% |
| 1980 | 2.08 GPI | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 1.07 GPI | -48.8% |
| 1982 | 1.48 GPI | +39.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8711 GPI | -41.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9615 GPI | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8297 GPI | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 1.21 GPI | +45.7% |
| 1988 | 1.18 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.49 GPI | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 GPI | +68.4% |
| 2004 | 3.38 GPI | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 2.72 GPI | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 5.31 GPI | +95.3% |
| 2007 | 2.33 GPI | -56.1% |
| 2008 | 2.16 GPI | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.52 GPI | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 2.51 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.74 GPI | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 2.11 GPI | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 1.96 GPI | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.04 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.91 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.97 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.98 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 GPI | +6.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.1 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.1 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.69 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.21 GPI | 0.8297 GPI | 2.08 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 GPI | 1.49 GPI | 2.51 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.07 GPI | 2.16 GPI | 5.31 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.03 GPI | 1.74 GPI | 2.51 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.99 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 2.1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8297 GPI in 1985.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, 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.