Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Samoa or Saint Lucia?

Samoa, at 232 number against 159 number in Saint Lucia as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, male

Samoa

232 number

in 2010

Saint Lucia

159 number

in 2019

Samoa rank

171st

Saint Lucia rank

174th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Samoa
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 232 number against 159 number in Saint Lucia, a difference of 73 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 171st and Saint Lucia ranks 174th of 196 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	445.75 number	206.25 number	239.5 number	Samoa
1980s	410.5 number	206.25 number	204.25 number	Samoa
1990s	390 number	204.67 number	185.33 number	Samoa
2000s	327.5 number	183.5 number	144 number	Samoa
2010s	232 number	137 number	95 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Samoa or Saint Lucia?: Samoa, at 232 number against 159 number in Saint Lucia as of 2010.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 73 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Samoa ranks 171st and Saint Lucia ranks 174th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/