Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, female was 922 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
922 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
172nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,076 number
in 2014
All-time low
614 number
in 1973
Years of data
46
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1973–2019

02505007501.0k197319962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 922 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,076 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 614 number, in 1973.

Saint Lucia ranks 172nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Saint Lucia, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 614 number
1974 659 number +7.3%
1975 688 number +4.4%
1977 730 number +6.1%
1978 748 number +2.5%
1979 827 number +10.6%
1980 761 number -8.0%
1981 768 number +0.9%
1982 809 number +5.3%
1983 766 number -5.3%
1984 841 number +9.8%
1985 828 number -1.5%
1986 862 number +4.1%
1987 843 number -2.2%
1988 836 number -0.8%
1989 846 number +1.2%
1990 907 number +7.2%
1991 931 number +2.6%
1992 967 number +3.9%
1993 998 number +3.2%
1994 967 number -3.1%
1995 943 number -2.5%
1996 985 number +4.5%
1997 1,009 number +2.4%
1998 962 number -4.7%
1999 948 number -1.5%
2000 904 number -4.6%
2001 872 number -3.5%
2002 904 number +3.7%
2003 940 number +4.0%
2004 907 number -3.5%
2005 922 number +1.7%
2006 879 number -4.7%
2007 847 number -3.6%
2008 842 number -0.6%
2009 885 number +5.1%
2010 914 number +3.3%
2011 931 number +1.9%
2012 914 number -1.8%
2013 931 number +1.9%
2014 1,076 number +15.6%
2015 942 number -12.5%
2016 945 number +0.3%
2017 911 number -3.6%
2018 936 number +2.7%
2019 922 number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 711 number 614 number 827 number 6
1980s 816 number 761 number 862 number 10
1990s 961.7 number 907 number 1,009 number 10
2000s 890.2 number 842 number 940 number 10
2010s 942.2 number 911 number 1,076 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 169 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 number compare
  2. 170 Barbados 1,070 number compare
  3. 171 Vanuatu 990 number compare
  4. 173 Samoa 789 number compare
  5. 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 770 number compare
  6. 175 Antigua and Barbuda 752 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 922 number in 2019, 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 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 614 number in 1973.
How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Saint Lucia ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.