Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia is 71.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2013.
That places Saint Lucia 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.8% | — |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.5% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 59.6% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.2% | 71.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia was 71.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release