Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia is 81.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia peaked at 90.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 98th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.7% | — |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 73.7% | 90.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.3% | 88.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia was 81.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Saint Lucia ranks 98th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release