Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia is 1.01 index, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.14 index in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9434 index, in 1989.
That places Saint Lucia 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1 index | — |
| 1972 | 1.14 index | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.02 index | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 index | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9794 index | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.989 index | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9868 index | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.988 index | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9932 index | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 index | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 1.02 index | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9996 index | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.998 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.981 index | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9687 index | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9587 index | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9434 index | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9671 index | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9751 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9628 index | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9596 index | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9761 index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9862 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9852 index | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.996 index | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9752 index | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9728 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9801 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9484 index | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9796 index | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9982 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9938 index | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9976 index | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9893 index | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9958 index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.997 index | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9996 index | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 index | 0.9794 index | 1.14 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9957 index | 0.9434 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9712 index | 0.9596 index | 0.9862 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9838 index | 0.9484 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9893 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 0.9996 index | 1.04 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 49 Micronesia (country) 1.01 index compare
- 50 Bermuda 1.01 index compare
- 51 Luxembourg 1.01 index compare
- 53 Angola 1.01 index compare
- 54 Montenegro 1.01 index compare
- 55 El Salvador 1.01 index compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saint Lucia was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9434 index in 1989.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.