Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) was 230 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia stood at 230. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 576 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 230, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 310 | — |
| 1994 | 402 | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 456 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 467 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 325 | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 362 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 359 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 343 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 344 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 358 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 344 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 353 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 361 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 351 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 338 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 330 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 340 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 345 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 354 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 576 | +62.7% |
| 2022 | 230 | -60.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 230 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,496, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 230 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,045, 8% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (pre-primary) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -60.1% | 576 | 230 |
| 2016 | +62.7% | 354 | 576 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 408.75 | 310 | 467 | 4 |
| 2000s | 350 | 325 | 362 | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.5 | 330 | 576 | 6 |
| 2020s | 230 | 230 | 230 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 165 Central African Republic 299 compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 290 compare
- 167 Djibouti 252 compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 212 compare
- 170 Tonga 191 compare
- 171 Seychelles 185 compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 230 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 576 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release