Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia is 86.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia peaked at 88.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1974.
Saint Lucia ranks 60th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.9% | 73.9% | 82.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 74.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 79.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 82.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.9% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 63 Malta 85.8% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.39 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1974.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Saint Lucia ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.