Trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 81.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia is 81.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia peaked at 90.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 95th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.7% | — |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 81.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 81.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 73.7% | 90.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.3% | 88.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 85.8% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 83.4% compare
- 94 Solomon Islands 81.4% compare
- 96 Monaco 79.6% compare
- 97 Eritrea 78.7% compare
- 98 Barbados 78.3% compare
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Saint Lucia was 81.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 95th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.