Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 303 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia stood at 303 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 322 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 169 number, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 120th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 169 number | — |
| 2000 | 185 number | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 241 number | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 275 number | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 296 number | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 297 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 298 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 294 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 312 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 322 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 322 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 303 number | -5.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 303 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 303 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442 number, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169 number | 169 number | 169 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 213 number | 185 number | 241 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 302.11 number | 275 number | 322 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saint Lucia was 303 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 322 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 number in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 120th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.