Unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment with basic education was 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia, 2016–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia stood at 11.9%.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia peaked at 27.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.2% | 11.1% | 27.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 11.9% | 27.4% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 60.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 56.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Saint Lucia was 11.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).