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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Saint Lucia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 78.0% (2020), 78th of 176 in the world and 17th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 96.8% (2024), 132nd of 191 in the world and 27th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 97.4% (2024), 62nd of 168 in the world and 14th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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11 indicators
Education: Saint Lucia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 78.0%2020 | 78/176 | 17/33 | 63.6% | 72.6% | 78.0% | +5.4 ppsince 2010 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 96.8%2024 | 132/191 | 27/39 | 103.2% | 98.4% | 98.4% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.4%2024 | 62/168 | 14/33 | 106.7%2002 | 93.4% | 89.5% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 87.9%2024 | 110/176 | 24/37 | 71.0% | 97.0% | 88.7% | −2.9 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 83.0%2024 | 106/168 | 19/32 | 77.0% | 99.7% | 87.8%2021 | −7.2 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 15.0%2023 | 140/172 | 28/31 | · | 12.5% | 16.8% | +1.0 ppsince 2013 | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 7.0%2024 | 58/178 | 17/35 | 8.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 100.0%2012 | 6/148 | 2/31 | · | 100.0%2012 | · | — | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.72018 | 114/173 | 19/30 | 23.2 | 18.5 | 14.72018 | −31%since 2008 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.8%2024 | 107/184 | 20/38 | 5.7%2001 | 3.5% | 3.6% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.7%2025 | 88/179 | 23/37 | 25.9%2001 | 14.2% | 14.4% | −3.7 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+5.4 pp78.0% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+1.0 pp15.0% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−1.1 pp7.0% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−31%14.7 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.1 pp97.4% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−2.9 pp87.9% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−7.2 pp83.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Saint Lucia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Saint Lucia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Saint Lucia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 78.0%2020 | 69.5%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 96.8%2024 | 113.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 97.4%2024 | 103.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 87.9%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 83.0%2024 | 83.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 15.0%2023 | 78.3%2009 |
| Out-of-school children | 7.0%2024 | 0.6%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 100.0%2012 | 98.7%2017 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.72018 | — |