Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saint Lucia: Tertiary education, academic staff

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
44.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
58.4%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Saint Lucia rank
16th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 58.4% against 44.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Saint Lucia ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 32.0% 47.1% 15.1% Saint Lucia
1980s 38.2% 36.6% 1.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 39.2% 49.0% 9.9% Saint Lucia
2000s 43.8% 58.9% 15.0% Saint Lucia
2010s 44.0% 53.2% 9.3% Saint Lucia
2020s 44.7% 58.2% 13.6% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 58.4% against 44.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia?
13.5%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saint Lucia rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Saint Lucia ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.