Average years of schooling in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Average years of schooling was 8.55 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling in Saint Lucia, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling in Saint Lucia is 8.55 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling in Saint Lucia peaked at 9.34 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.26 years, in 1950.
That places Saint Lucia 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Average years of schooling in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.26 years | — |
| 1955 | 3.52 years | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 3.78 years | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 3.92 years | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 4.11 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4.48 years | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 4.85 years | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 5.84 years | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 6.81 years | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 7.42 years | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 7.55 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.13 years | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 8.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.34 years | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 8.55 years | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 years | 3.26 years | 3.52 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 3.78 years | 3.92 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.3 years | 4.11 years | 4.48 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 4.85 years | 5.84 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.11 years | 6.81 years | 7.42 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.84 years | 7.55 years | 8.13 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8.2 years | 9.34 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 8.55 years | 1 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling in Saint Lucia?
- Average years of schooling in Saint Lucia was 8.55 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.34 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for average years of schooling?
- Saint Lucia ranks 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.