Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia stood at 1.03 GPI.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5625 GPI, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.11 GPI | — |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9719 GPI | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9673 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5625 GPI | -41.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9595 GPI | +70.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9473 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9763 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9748 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9685 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9713 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9731 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9714 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.03 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.03 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +70.6% | 0.5625 GPI | 0.9595 GPI |
| 1999 | -41.8% | 0.9673 GPI | 0.5625 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8339 GPI | 0.5625 GPI | 0.9719 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9675 GPI | 0.9473 GPI | 0.9763 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9714 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1981.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5625 GPI in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.