Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
61st
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
9
1999–2018

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia, 1999–2018

00.20.40.61999200820181999: 0.68 %2010: 0.635 %2011: 0.686 %2012: 0.626 %2013: 0.622 %2014: 0.626 %2015: 0.676 %2016: 0.649 %2018: 0.555 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.

Saint Lucia ranks 61st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 0.7%
2010 0.6% -6.6%
2011 0.7% +8.1%
2012 0.6% -8.8%
2013 0.6% -0.6%
2014 0.6% +0.7%
2015 0.7% +8.0%
2016 0.6% -4.0%
2018 0.6% -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 58 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
  2. 59 Sierra Leone 0.6% compare
  3. 60 Armenia 0.6% compare
  4. 62 Kuwait 0.6% compare
  5. 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 64 Oman 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Saint Lucia was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
How does Saint Lucia rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Saint Lucia ranks 61st out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/