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

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in St. Lucia was 71.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 72.47 in 2015, while its lowest value was 38.72 in 1976.

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

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

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Year Value
1972 41.00
1973 45.99
1976 38.72
1983 50.00
1984 51.35
1990 62.95
1992 61.87
1993 62.72
1997 59.38
1999 63.83
2000 62.27
2001 64.71
2002 63.94
2003 63.35
2004 65.48
2005 63.39
2006 63.67
2007 66.37
2008 67.31
2009 68.06
2010 69.02
2011 70.26
2012 70.40
2013 63.69
2014 70.27
2015 72.47
2016 70.38
2017 71.96
2018 71.27
2019 70.08
2020 71.66

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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