Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 70.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia stood at 70.1%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.4% | — |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 60.7% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.6% | 72.1% | 9 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Saint Lucia was 70.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 16th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.