School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.5026 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Saint Lucia stood at 0.5026 years.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.6799 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0649 years, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 148th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1308 years | — |
| 1978 | 0.1292 years | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0861 years | -33.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0649 years | -24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1123 years | +73.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1108 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1625 years | +46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1505 years | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1383 years | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1181 years | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1258 years | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2456 years | +95.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5793 years | +135.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3143 years | -45.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3499 years | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1499 years | -57.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2579 years | +72.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5181 years | +100.9% |
| 2009 | 0.508 years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3641 years | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5906 years | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3443 years | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4783 years | +39.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5671 years | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5879 years | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6609 years | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6799 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4792 years | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5026 years | +4.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.5026 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.5026 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 30% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1154 years | 0.0861 years | 0.1308 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1229 years | 0.0649 years | 0.1625 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4124 years | 0.2456 years | 0.5793 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3497 years | 0.1499 years | 0.5181 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5255 years | 0.3443 years | 0.6799 years | 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, male in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Saint Lucia was 0.5026 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6799 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0649 years in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Saint Lucia ranks 148th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, male (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.