Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 21.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.2%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
61st
of 143 countries
All-time high
41.6%
in 2000
All-time low
16.3%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

0102030401999200920191999: 24.5 %2000: 41.6 %2001: 22.8 %2002: 23.1 %2003: 25 %2004: 39.4 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 25.7 %2007: 16.5 %2008: 20.6 %2009: 17.3 %2010: 17.3 %2011: 18.4 %2012: 16.3 %2013: 16.7 %2015: 23.4 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 16.8 %2018: 20.8 %2019: 21.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia stood at 21.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 41.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2012.

Saint Lucia ranks 61st of 143 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Saint Lucia, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 24.5%
2000 41.6% +69.8%
2001 22.8% -45.2%
2002 23.1% +1.2%
2003 25.0% +8.2%
2004 39.4% +58.0%
2005 29.4% -25.5%
2006 25.7% -12.5%
2007 16.5% -35.7%
2008 20.6% +24.9%
2009 17.3% -16.1%
2010 17.3% +0.1%
2011 18.4% +5.9%
2012 16.3% -11.4%
2013 16.7% +2.9%
2015 23.4% +39.9%
2016 26.5% +13.1%
2017 16.8% -36.4%
2018 20.8% +23.6%
2019 21.2% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% 1
2000s 26.1% 16.5% 41.6% 10
2010s 19.7% 16.3% 26.5% 9

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 58 Jamaica 22.0% compare
  2. 59 Timor-Leste 21.7% compare
  3. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.3% compare
  4. 62 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
  5. 63 Thailand 21.0% compare
  6. 64 Colombia 19.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Saint Lucia was 21.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2012.
How does Saint Lucia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Saint Lucia ranks 61st out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.