Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 72.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 72.3% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia peaked at 85.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.2% | — |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 71.9% | 78.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 53.2% | 71.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.1% | 72.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia was 72.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Saint Lucia ranks 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release