School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.515 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.515 years
Change on year
down 68.5%
World rank
22nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.77 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.3189 years
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019

0.511.521999200920191999: 0.372 years2000: 0.33 years2001: 0.319 years2002: 0.339 years2003: 0.634 years2004: 0.628 years2005: 0.672 years2006: 0.696 years2007: 0.709 years2008: 0.715 years2009: 0.715 years2010: 0.735 years2011: 0.96 years2012: 0.948 years2013: 0.35 years2014: 0.665 years2015: 1.4 years2016: 1.8 years2017: 1.4 years2018: 1.6 years2019: 0.515 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia stood at 0.515 years.

The figure is down 68.5% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.77 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3189 years, in 2001.

That places Saint Lucia 22nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3715 years 0.3715 years 0.3715 years 1
2000s 0.5757 years 0.3189 years 0.7151 years 10
2010s 1.05 years 0.3495 years 1.77 years 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 19 Cayman Islands 0.5453 years compare
  2. 20 Lithuania 0.5375 years compare
  3. 21 Fiji 0.5301 years compare
  4. 23 Poland 0.4765 years compare
  5. 24 Belgium 0.4376 years compare
  6. 25 Belize 0.4373 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 0.515 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3189 years in 2001.
How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Saint Lucia ranks 22nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.