St. Lucia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for St. Lucia, 1982–2024.
Education spending for St. Lucia was 3.85% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1982 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.53% in 1994. The lowest was 2.74% in 2023 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.86% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 101 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 41% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 20 of 36 economies; Dominican Republic (3.76%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 62% in 2021. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 59 in 1982 → 85th of 130 in 2010 → 109th of 157 in 2020 → 24th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1982 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.85% | +1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.74% | -1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.64% | -1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.86% | +2.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.63% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 5.21% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.88% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.48% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 3.07% | -1.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 4.24% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 3.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.53% | -2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 5.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.53% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 6.53% | +2.4 pp |
| 1986 | 4.15% | -1.4 pp |
| 1982 | 5.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Education spending in 1986?
4.15% (1986). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1982 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -30.5% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.85%; 2023: 2.74%; 2022: 4.64%; 2021: 5.86%; 2020: 3.62%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.