St. Lucia: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, St. Lucia's primary education, teachers rose 0.9% on 2023 (from 1,058 to 1,067).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.2% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.5% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, St. Lucia had the 97th highest value of the 108 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Lucia in the 2024 ranking

• Vanuatu — 94th of 108: 1,892
• Barbados — 95th of 108: 1,592
• Bahamas, The — 96th of 108: 1,497
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 98th of 108: 1,018
• Tonga — 99th of 108: 818
• Kiribati — 100th of 108: 734

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 53 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1,087 (2023)
• Aruba — 628 (2016)
• Bahamas, The — 1,497 (2024)
• Barbados — 1,592 (2024)
• Belize — 2,497 (2024)
• Bolivia — 76,710 (2024)
• Brazil — 696,748 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 247 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 323 (2024)
• Chile — 94,709 (2024)
• Colombia — 180,781 (2022)

More education data for St. Lucia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 14,257 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.78% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 86.22% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.17% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.41% (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 14.74 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Lucia's primary education, teachers?

1,067 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 20.16% from 888 in 1972 (0.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,216 in 2014 and the lowest 829 in 1973.

How does St. Lucia rank?

97th highest of 108 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers unusual for St. Lucia?

In 2024, St. Lucia's primary education, teachers rose 0.9% on 2023 (from 1,058 to 1,067). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.3% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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