Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 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 (% of relevant age group) 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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 97.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 97.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More aid effectiveness data for Saint Lucia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 8,408 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 5.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.88 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 9,345 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 140,890 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 234,645 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 13.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 271,106 current US$ (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.