Share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of students from abroad was 19.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 19.23 for share of students from abroad in 2023.
The figure is up 419.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.47 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 21st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5.71 | — |
| 2007 | 6.54 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 9.08 | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 7.37 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 16.78 | +127.7% |
| 2011 | 11.29 | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 19.31 | +71.0% |
| 2013 | 16.54 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 22.79 | +37.8% |
| 2015 | 19.4 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 24.47 | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 14.74 | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 12.61 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 18.35 | +45.6% |
| 2020 | 13.94 | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -73.4% |
| 2023 | 19.23 | +419.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 19.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.03, 6.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 19.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.25, 8.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +419.4% | 3.7 | 19.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 | 5.71 | 9.08 | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.63 | 11.29 | 24.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.29 | 3.7 | 19.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 18 Austria 20.82 compare
- 19 Switzerland 20.1 compare
- 20 Georgia 19.47 compare
- 22 Singapore 19.17 compare
- 23 New Zealand 17.57 compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 16.66 compare
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 share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia?
- Share of students from abroad in Saint Lucia was 19.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.47 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of students from abroad?
- Saint Lucia ranks 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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