Primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary completion rate, total was 97.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia is 97.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 116.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2017.
Saint Lucia ranks 66th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 106.0% | — |
| 1984 | 100.1% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 116.9% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 113.1% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 110.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 106.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 105.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 104.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 100.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 107.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 106.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 103.1% | 100.1% | 106.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 113.6% | 110.7% | 116.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 97.2% | 107.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 89.1% | 97.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 89.5% | 97.4% | 4 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Saint Lucia
- Net ODA received per capita 199.96 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 7.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 58,770 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 199.96 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 3.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 58,770 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0147 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 199.96 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 199.96 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Saint Lucia was 97.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.