Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia stood at 16.7%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 21st out of 76 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +35.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 11.1% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 18 France 19.6% compare
- 19 Afghanistan 19.5% compare
- 20 Senegal 18.8% compare
- 22 Italy 16.7% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.4% compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 16.3% 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Saint Lucia was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 21st out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release