Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, female was 922 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1973–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 number compare
- 170 Barbados 1,070 number compare
- 171 Vanuatu 990 number compare
- 173 Samoa 789 number compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 770 number compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 752 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 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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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.