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Education & Knowledge

97th

of 198 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Saint Lucia on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Out-of-School Rate, Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Saint Lucia’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    7.012

    Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)

    Lower is better

    Saint Lucia: 7.012. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.

    World median
    3.691
    Best in Caribbean
    0.133 Turks and Caicos Islands
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Saint Lucia’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    91.73

    Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)

    Higher is better

    Saint Lucia: 91.73. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.

    World median
    85.9
    Best in Caribbean
    98.36 Turks and Caicos Islands
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Upper Secondary Completion Rate

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    94.25

    Upper secondary completion rate (%)

    Higher is better

    Saint Lucia: 94.25. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.

    World median
    64.87
    Best in Caribbean
    95.71 Barbados
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Government Spending on Education

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    2.742

    Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)

    Higher is better

    Saint Lucia: 2.742. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.

    World median
    3.709
    Best in Caribbean
    7.19 Montserrat

03In context

Saint Lucia beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.

Caribbean
1st198thNot placed · 26 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on education & knowledge

Saint Lucia and Caribbean

Saint Lucia has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingOut-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%)Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%)Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th0.5998.04—6.4583
Aruba=41st1.75596.09——
Jamaica43rd4.34194.69925.6545
Turks and Caicos Islands=48th0.13398.36—2.6877
Dominica50th3.95298.03—4.6942
Cuba69th4.68497.0674.13—
Antigua and Barbuda86th1.71194.08—3.1051
Trinidad and Tobago93rd7.16496.6984.853.2336
Montserrat96th6.68672.92—7.1902
Saint Lucia97th7.01291.7394.252.7421
Dominican Republic98th4.92893.4764.683.7606
Barbados107th17.678.1795.713.7754
Grenada110th4.94174.96—5.1254
Puerto Rico118th13.2589.02—4.2690
Sint Maarten=123rd6.781——3.9236
Curaçao128th27.8977.65—5.3007
Cayman Islands130th5.16996.16—1.5702
British Virgin Islands161st26.9782.84—3.1728
Bahamas=176th15.8847.25—2.7419
Haiti181st—76.0218.480.9646
Anguillanot placed—89.69——
Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed———3.4973
Saint Martinnot placed————
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed————

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

04Context, no vote

Where Saint Lucia is ahead of the world, and behind

18 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median7

Statistics on which Saint Lucia does better than the middle country measured.

  • Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.98No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 99.98 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.937No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 0.937 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.58▲ Improved since 2015

    Saint Lucia: 99.58 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 36th of 165 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2198.29▲ Improved since 2015

    Saint Lucia: 98.29 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 37th of 164 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6717.62▲ Improved since 2021

    Saint Lucia: 17.62 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.

    Position 58th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.48▲ Improved since 2018

    Saint Lucia: 8.48 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.

    Position 72nd of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32417.76▲ Improved since 2018

    Saint Lucia: 417.76 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.

    Position 82nd of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

Behind the world median5

Statistics on which Saint Lucia does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.73▼ Worsened since 2013

    Saint Lucia: 12.73 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.

    Position 122nd of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.614▼ Worsened since 2013

    Saint Lucia: 8.614 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.

    Position 122nd of 193 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8115.64▼ Worsened since 2012

    Saint Lucia: 15.64 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.

    Position 45th of 68 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1987.87▼ Worsened since 2014

    Saint Lucia: 87.87 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.

    Position 73rd of 109 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34312.52▼ Worsened since 2015

    Saint Lucia: 12.52 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.

    Position 37th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end6

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27938.6Moved since 2013

    Saint Lucia: 38.6 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6016.727No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 6.727 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 22No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 2 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1733.33No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 33.33 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24074Moved since 2022

    Saint Lucia: 74 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.325.87No earlier reading

    Saint Lucia: 25.87 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on education & knowledge

The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Saint Lucia can most readily be measured against.

All 198 countries
  1. 1

    United Arab Emirates

    Western Asia

    1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Greece

    Southern Europe

    2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Poland

    Eastern Europe

    3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest placed on all 4 keys

    Moldova7th4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Americas

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keys
  3. This page

    Saint Lucia97th4/4 keys

Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Saint Lucia on education & knowledge: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Saint Lucia rank on education & knowledge?

Saint Lucia is placed 97th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Saint Lucia?

7.012 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.

What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Saint Lucia?

91.73 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.

How have Saint Lucia’s education & knowledge figures changed?

Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 8.642 in 2000 to 7.012 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 74.65 in 2000 to 91.73 in 2023; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 56.32 in 2000 to 94.25 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 5.707 in 2001 to 2.742 in 2023.

Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Saint Lucia?

No current reading is published for Saint Lucia on Academic Freedom Index, Adult Literacy Rate, Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, School Life Expectancy, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, Trust in Scientists and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.

About education & knowledge, in full

How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 18 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Saint Lucia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Saint Lucia: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saint-lucia/education

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