Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 98.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
98.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.4%
in 2006
All-time low
94.0%
in 2004
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

02550751001999200920191999: 95.1 %2000: 95.4 %2001: 95.3 %2002: 94.2 %2003: 95.2 %2004: 94 %2005: 96.6 %2006: 101.4 %2007: 99.5 %2015: 98.4 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.2 %2018: 98.5 %2019: 98.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia is 98.8%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 101.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2004.

Saint Lucia ranks 120th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 95.1%
2000 95.4% +0.3%
2001 95.3% -0.1%
2002 94.2% -1.1%
2003 95.2% +1.0%
2004 94.0% -1.2%
2005 96.6% +2.8%
2006 101.4% +4.9%
2007 99.5% -1.8%
2015 98.4% -1.2%
2016 98.7% +0.4%
2017 98.2% -0.5%
2018 98.5% +0.3%
2019 98.8% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.1% 95.1% 95.1% 1
2000s 96.5% 94.0% 101.4% 8
2010s 98.5% 98.2% 98.8% 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 117 South Africa 99.1% compare
  2. 118 Hungary 99.0% compare
  3. 119 Belarus 99.0% compare
  4. 121 Ghana 98.8% compare
  5. 122 Republic of Korea 98.6% compare
  6. 123 Burundi 98.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 98.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2004.
How does Saint Lucia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.