Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 58.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Saint Lucia, 1979–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 58.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Saint Lucia peaked at 75.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1988.
Saint Lucia ranks 16th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 47.1% | — |
| 1982 | 39.7% | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +48.2% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 58.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 58.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +48.2% | 49.0% | 72.7% |
| 1996 | +44.8% | 33.9% | 49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 47.1% | 47.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 33.9% | 39.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 47.1% | 75.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 49.2% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.8% | 59.4% | 3 |
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Saint Lucia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Saint Lucia was 58.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1988.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Saint Lucia ranks 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.