Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, female was 920 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
920
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
179th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1,076
in 2014
All-time low
614
in 1973
Years of data
51
1973–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 920 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,076 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 614, in 1973.
Saint Lucia ranks 179th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 614 | — |
| 1974 | 659 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 688 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 730 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 748 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 827 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 761 | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 768 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 809 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 766 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 841 | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 828 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 862 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 843 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 836 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 846 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 907 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 931 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 967 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 998 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 967 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 943 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 985 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1,009 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 962 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 948 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 904 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 872 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 904 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 940 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 907 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 922 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 879 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 847 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 842 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 885 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 914 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 931 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 914 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 931 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,076 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 942 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 945 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 911 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 936 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 925 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 868 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 929 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 919 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 898 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 920 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 711 | 614 | 827 | 6 |
| 1980s | 816 | 761 | 862 | 10 |
| 1990s | 961.7 | 907 | 1,009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 890.2 | 842 | 940 | 10 |
| 2010s | 942.5 | 911 | 1,076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 906.8 | 868 | 929 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 900 compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 655 compare
- 182 Tonga 640 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 primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 920 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,076 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 614 in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release