School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.41 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, 1977–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 13.41 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 15.02 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.38 years, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 100th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.59 years | — |
| 1981 | 10.38 years | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 10.96 years | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 11.15 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 11.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 11.9 years | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 12.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.03 years | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 12.46 years | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 13.06 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 13.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.03 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.81 years | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 15.02 years | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 14.76 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.41 years | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.59 years | 10.59 years | 10.59 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.28 years | 10.38 years | 12.06 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 14.03 years | 14.03 years | 14.03 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.97 years | 12.46 years | 13.32 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.34 years | 13.41 years | 15.02 years | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 996 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Saint Lucia was 13.41 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.02 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.38 years in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 100th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.