Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 576 number in 2016. ▬ Flat
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 576 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 576 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 310 number, in 1993.
That places Saint Lucia 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 310 number | — |
| 1994 | 402 number | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 456 number | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 467 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 325 number | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 362 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 359 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 343 number | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 344 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 358 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 344 number | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 353 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 361 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 351 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 338 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 330 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 340 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 345 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 354 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 576 number | +62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 408.75 number | 310 number | 467 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 350 number | 325 number | 362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.5 number | 330 number | 576 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 624 number compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 624 number compare
- 149 Chad 586 number compare
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 number compare
- 152 Belize 428 number compare
- 153 Fiji 410 number 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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 576 number in 2016, 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 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 310 number in 1993.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.