Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 53.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 53.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saint Lucia peaked at 97.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 64.4% | — |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 64.4% | 97.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.3% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 53.8% | 69.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 115 Liberia 60.5% compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.1% compare
- 117 Guyana 55.3% compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.6% compare
- 121 Tuvalu 50.0% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,064 (2024)
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 53.8% 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 97.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Saint Lucia ranks 118th out of 130 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 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release