Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Saint Lucia, 1986–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 12.7% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 25.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Services, value added 73.8% (2025)
- Total reserves 447.15 million includes gold, current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 684.70 million constant LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 1.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 5.29 billion current LCU (2025)
- Services, value added 1.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added -0.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 4.47 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.86 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Saint Lucia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Saint Lucia was 12.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Saint Lucia ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.