Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0058 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0058 units per person for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0061 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 1974.
That places Saint Lucia 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0017 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 units per person | -31.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 units per person | +120.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.006 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.006 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 units per person | -4.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0058 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0058 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +120.0% | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0058 units per person compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0058 units per person compare
- 114 Panama 0.0058 units per person compare
- 116 United Kingdom 0.0057 units per person compare
- 117 Bahrain 0.0056 units per person compare
- 118 Belize 0.0056 units per person 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0058 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1974.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.