Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 14.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14.4%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
58th
of 142 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2002
All-time low
13.6%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

01020301999200920191999: 29.1 %2000: 23.7 %2001: 26.6 %2002: 33 %2003: 30.2 %2004: 31.6 %2005: 25.3 %2006: 17.9 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 15.8 %2009: 13.6 %2010: 13.6 %2011: 14.8 %2012: 14.8 %2013: 15.7 %2015: 20.2 %2016: 18.2 %2017: 14.8 %2018: 15.2 %2019: 14.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia stood at 14.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia peaked at 33.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2009.

That places Saint Lucia 58th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 29.1%
2000 23.7% -18.7%
2001 26.6% +12.5%
2002 33.0% +24.0%
2003 30.2% -8.4%
2004 31.6% +4.6%
2005 25.3% -20.0%
2006 17.9% -29.3%
2007 17.2% -3.8%
2008 15.8% -8.2%
2009 13.6% -14.0%
2010 13.6% +0.3%
2011 14.8% +8.6%
2012 14.8% -0.2%
2013 15.7% +6.7%
2015 20.2% +28.3%
2016 18.2% -10.0%
2017 14.8% -18.5%
2018 15.2% +2.5%
2019 14.4% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.1% 29.1% 29.1% 1
2000s 23.5% 13.6% 33.0% 10
2010s 15.7% 13.6% 20.2% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Saint Lucia was 14.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2009.
How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Saint Lucia ranks 58th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/