Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 128 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Saint Lucia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Saint Lucia is 128 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 173 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21 number, in 1988.
That places Saint Lucia 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 24 number | — |
| 1982 | 29 number | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 27 number | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 31 number | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 28 number | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 21 number | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 77 number | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 125 number | +62.3% |
| 2004 | 131 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 83 number | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 97 number | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 160 number | +64.9% |
| 2009 | 122 number | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 109 number | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 127 number | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 123 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 116 number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 148 number | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 150 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 173 number | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 167 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 158 number | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 128 number | -19.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 128 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 128 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 862 number, 15% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +266.7% | 21 number | 77 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 number | 24 number | 24 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.2 number | 21 number | 31 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 77 number | 77 number | 77 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 119.67 number | 83 number | 160 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 139.9 number | 109 number | 173 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 183 number compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 175 number compare
- 139 United States Virgin Islands 134 number compare
- 141 Mauritius 122 number compare
- 142 Eritrea 100 number compare
- 143 Chad 97 number compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.99 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Saint Lucia was 128 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 173 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 number in 1988.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 140th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.