School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.15 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 7.15 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.1 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 1971.
Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.62 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.12 years | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 7.64 years | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 7.99 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 8.21 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 8.44 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.69 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 8.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.61 years | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 8.42 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 8.97 years | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 9.18 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 9.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.51 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 9.36 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 9.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.84 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.1 years | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 9.81 years | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 9.63 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 9.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.32 years | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 8.85 years | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 9 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.31 years | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 7.26 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.14 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7.48 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.06 years | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.15 years | -0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.15 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.13 years, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.15 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 years, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.03 years | 6.62 years | 8.82 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.22 years | 8.42 years | 9.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.19 years | 7.31 years | 10.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.25 years | 7.06 years | 7.48 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 7.12 years | 7.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 7.15 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1971.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.