Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia is 71.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia peaked at 71.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1976.
Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41.0% | — |
| 1973 | 46.0% | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +29.1% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 38.7% | 46.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 50.0% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 59.4% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 62.3% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 63.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.3% | 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 secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia was 71.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1976.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release