Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,067 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia is 1,067, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia peaked at 1,216 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 829, in 1973.
St. Lucia ranks 179th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 922.5 | 829 | 999 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,042 | 942 | 1,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,170 | 1,127 | 1,214 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,044 | 969 | 1,103 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,085 | 1,051 | 1,216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,061 | 1,010 | 1,090 | 5 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 176 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1,193 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 1,096 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,087 compare
- 180 United States Virgin Islands 1,025 compare
- 181 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1,018 compare
- 182 Tonga 818 compare
More education data for St. Lucia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in St. Lucia was 1,067 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,216 in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 829 in 1973.
- How does St. Lucia rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- St. Lucia ranks 179th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.