St. Lucia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in St. Lucia was 86.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 88.49 in 2014, while its lowest value was 73.88 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 74.07
1974 73.88
1975 74.86
1977 77.09
1978 78.49
1979 82.78
1980 80.79
1981 80.25
1982 79.94
1983 77.77
1984 77.58
1985 74.80
1986 79.52
1987 76.43
1988 78.42
1989 78.19
1990 79.77
1991 82.61
1992 81.88
1993 82.89
1994 82.37
1995 82.57
1996 83.47
1997 83.11
1998 81.87
1999 81.16
2000 82.86
2001 82.89
2002 82.86
2003 85.22
2004 86.38
2005 85.93
2006 86.01
2007 87.41
2008 86.09
2009 87.54
2010 86.96
2011 86.93
2012 86.72
2013 87.42
2014 88.49
2015 86.58
2016 86.94
2017 86.43
2018 86.91
2019 85.29
2020 86.35

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs