Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.1% 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 77.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia peaked at 87.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 106th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 72.1% | — |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 72.1% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 77.1% | 86.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 77.1% 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 87.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Saint Lucia ranks 106th out of 139 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 12.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release