St. Lucia - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in St. Lucia was 35.07 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 61.06 in 1999, while its lowest value was 26.38 in 2016.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 49.80
1973 42.58
1974 50.56
1975 50.15
1976 46.75
1982 56.98
1986 51.08
1994 32.67
1999 61.06
2003 47.21
2004 47.21
2009 42.78
2010 42.28
2011 42.30
2012 40.27
2013 37.08
2014 35.54
2015 34.18
2016 26.38
2018 35.07

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in St. Lucia was 40.27 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 45.71 in 2012, while its lowest value was 18.61 in 1994.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 26.94
1973 41.98
1974 30.10
1975 31.92
1976 28.25
1982 42.21
1986 26.97
1994 18.61
1999 26.03
2004 33.40
2009 44.09
2010 45.58
2011 45.08
2012 45.71
2013 38.89
2014 40.34
2015 43.82
2016 30.80
2018 40.27

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in St. Lucia was 0.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 11.69 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2018.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 4.96
1973 7.62
1974 7.44
1975 8.80
1976 11.69
1982 0.72
1986 5.00
1994 9.44
1999 11.11
2009 6.30
2010 4.60
2011 5.01
2018 0.00

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in St. Lucia was 14.47 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 31.31 in 1994, while its lowest value was 12.19 in 2012.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 23.26
1994 31.31
1998 29.43
1999 26.04
2001 25.85
2003 15.42
2004 15.04
2005 16.31
2006 19.01
2008 19.94
2009 13.90
2010 14.20
2011 13.84
2012 12.19
2013 13.85
2014 15.30
2015 16.45
2016 21.98
2017 14.10
2018 14.31
2019 14.08
2020 14.32
2021 14.47

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in St. Lucia was 3.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 6.53 in 1994, while its lowest value was 3.07 in 2009.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 5.54
1986 4.15
1994 6.53
1998 5.53
1999 5.45
2001 5.71
2003 3.53
2004 3.44
2005 4.24
2006 4.70
2008 4.48
2009 3.07
2010 3.48
2011 3.59
2012 3.27
2013 3.86
2014 3.88
2015 3.87
2016 5.21
2017 3.63
2018 3.33
2019 3.26
2020 3.57

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs