Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 920 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia is 920, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,076 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 614, in 1973.
That places Saint Lucia 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 614 | — |
| 1974 | 659 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 688 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 709 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 730 | +3.0% |
| 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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 920 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,119, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 920 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 710.71 | 614 | 827 | 7 |
| 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
- 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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Saint Lucia was 920 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,076 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 614 in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Saint Lucia ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.