Labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force with advanced education, female was 67.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia, 2016–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 67.3% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 83.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 99th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.1% | — |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.9% | 73.4% | 83.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 67.3% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 96 Cape Verde 68.0%
- 97 El Salvador 68.0% compare
- 98 United States of America 67.5% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
- 101 Côte d'Ivoire 65.8% compare
- 102 Armenia 65.1% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Saint Lucia was 67.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 99th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).