Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.13 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8453 index, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 70th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8453 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8691 index | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8983 index | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9272 index | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9501 index | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9722 index | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9943 index | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 index | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.05 index | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.09 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.11 index | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 index | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.09 index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.03 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9455 index | 0.8453 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1 index | 1.05 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.05 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8453 index in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.