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 65.4% 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
In 2023, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia stood at 65.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia peaked at 90.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.2% | — |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -33.9% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.6% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 57.5% | 72.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.0% | 68.4% | 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 65.4% 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 90.2% 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 52.6% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Saint Lucia ranks 35th out of 80 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 down 5.3%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release