Education spending in Saint Lucia
Government spending on education in Saint Lucia was equal to 3.8% of GDP in 2024.
Saint Lucia, 2024
3.8%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Saint Lucia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saint Lucia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8% | – |
| 2023 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 2.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
More for Saint Lucia
All statistics for Saint Lucia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
15.0%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
22.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
93.6%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
93.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS