St. Lucia: Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, St. Lucia had the 5th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Lucia in the 2023 ranking

• Singapore — 1st of 10: 99.4%
• Costa Rica — 2nd of 10: 98.51%
• Andorra — 3rd of 10: 98.14%
• Argentina — 5th of 10: 95.83%
• Uruguay — 6th of 10: 94.85%
• Moldova — 7th of 10: 91.93%

What this measures

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).

Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 14 values

Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 95.83% (2023)
• Aruba — 100% (2016)
• Barbados — 91.69% (2023)
• Bolivia — 93.62% (2024)
• Brazil — 95.27% (2022)
• Chile — 95.71% (2022)
• Costa Rica — 98.51% (2023)

More education data for St. Lucia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 14,257 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.78% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 1,067 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 86.22% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.17% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.41% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Lucia's current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions)?

97.94% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 2.06 percentage points from 100% in 1999. The highest value was 100% in 1999 and the lowest 68.39% in 2008.

How does St. Lucia rank?

5th highest of 10 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.CSEC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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