Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 224 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Saint Lucia, 1979β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 224 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Saint Lucia peaked at 313 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51 number, in 1979.
That places Saint Lucia 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51 number | 51 number | 51 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 74.4 number | 62 number | 90 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 157 number | 157 number | 157 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 203.43 number | 172 number | 295 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 262.3 number | 213 number | 313 number | 10 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Saint Lucia was 224 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 313 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 number in 1979.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.