Teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Teachers in primary education, male was 159 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
159 number
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
174th
of 196 countries
All-time high
279 number
in 1985
All-time low
122 number
in 2007
Years of data
46
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia, 1973–2019

0100200300197319962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 159 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia peaked at 279 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 122 number, in 2007.

Saint Lucia ranks 174th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Saint Lucia, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 215 number —
1974 233 number +8.4%
1975 231 number -0.9%
1977 217 number -6.1%
1978 205 number -5.5%
1979 172 number -16.1%
1980 181 number +5.2%
1981 189 number +4.4%
1982 203 number +7.4%
1983 219 number +7.9%
1984 243 number +11.0%
1985 279 number +14.8%
1986 222 number -20.4%
1987 260 number +17.1%
1988 230 number -11.5%
1989 236 number +2.6%
1990 230 number -2.5%
1991 196 number -14.8%
1992 214 number +9.2%
1993 206 number -3.7%
1994 207 number +0.5%
1995 199 number -3.9%
1996 195 number -2.0%
1997 205 number +5.1%
1998 213 number +3.9%
1999 220 number +3.3%
2000 187 number -15.0%
2001 180 number -3.7%
2002 187 number +3.9%
2003 163 number -12.8%
2004 143 number -12.3%
2005 151 number +5.6%
2006 143 number -5.3%
2007 122 number -14.7%
2008 136 number +11.5%
2009 126 number -7.4%
2010 137 number +8.7%
2011 140 number +2.2%
2012 140 number +0.0%
2013 134 number -4.3%
2014 140 number +4.5%
2015 146 number +4.3%
2016 142 number -2.7%
2017 143 number +0.7%
2018 141 number -1.4%
2019 159 number +12.8%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 159 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 4% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 159 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 212.17 number 172 number 233 number 6
1980s 226.2 number 181 number 279 number 10
1990s 208.5 number 195 number 230 number 10
2000s 153.8 number 122 number 187 number 10
2010s 142.2 number 134 number 159 number 10

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 171 Samoa 232 number compare
  2. 172 Tonga 217 number compare
  3. 173 American Samoa 183 number compare
  4. 175 Grenada 149 number compare
  5. 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 147 number compare
  6. 177 Moldova 143 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Saint Lucia was 159 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 279 number in 1985.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 122 number in 2007.
How does Saint Lucia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Saint Lucia ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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/