Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 97.94 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.94
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
100
in 1985
All-time low
79.57
in 1999
Years of data
33
1981–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia, 1981–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia is 97.94, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia peaked at 100 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 79.57, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.64 | 94.04 | 100 | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.87 | 79.57 | 99.88 | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.53 | 91.36 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.97 | 91.89 | 94.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.42 | 94.21 | 97.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 5 Chile 98.67 compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 98.29 compare
- 7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.03 compare
- 9 Anguilla 97.62 compare
- 10 Grenada 97.15 compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 96.85 compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Saint Lucia was 97.94 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1985.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.57 in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Saint Lucia ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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