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
Latest (2024)
86.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
60th
of 212 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2014
All-time low
73.9%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1973–2024
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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 74.1% | — |
| 1974 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 80.8% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 86.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 86.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (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.