Primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary education, teachers was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia is 86.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia peaked at 88.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1974.
Saint Lucia ranks 55th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 74.1% | — |
| 1974 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 80.8% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 76.4% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.9% | 73.9% | 82.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 74.8% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 79.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 82.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.0% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.9% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 52 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 56 Israel 86.2% compare
- 57 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 58 Malta 85.8% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia?
- Primary education, teachers in Saint Lucia was 86.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1974.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Saint Lucia ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.