| Table 112 : Projections of Shortages and Surpluses of Teachers in Secondary Schools in St. Lucia, | |||||
| 1999/00 to 2006/07 | |||||
| Teaching | Annual Shortages(+) | Replacement | Total | ||
| Year | Positions | or Surpluses(-) | Needs | Requirement | |
| 1999/00 | 645 | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | 673 | 28 | 32 | 60 | |
| 2001/02 | 707 | 34 | 34 | 68 | |
| 2002/03 | 729 | 22 | 35 | 57 | |
| 2003/04 | 773 | 44 | 36 | 80 | |
| 2004/05 | 824 | 51 | 39 | 90 | |
| 2005/06 | 830 | 6 | 41 | 47 | |
| 2006/07 | 855 | - | - | - | |
| 2007/08 | 881 | -26 | 62 | 88 | |
| 2008/09 | 864 | 17 | 63 | 46 | |
| 2009/10 | 827 | 37 | 62 | 25 | |
| 2010/11 | 781 | 46 | 60 | 14 | |
| 2011/12 | 726 | 55 | 56 | 2 | |
| 2012/13 | 681 | 45 | 52 | 7 | |
| 2013/14 | 661 | 19 | 49 | 30 | |
| dropout or migration etc.are assumed to be equal to 5 % of the number of | |||||
| teaching positions in the previous year. | |||||
| Source: Ministry of Education and Culture | |||||
| Last updated on January 11, 2008 by Olympia Joseph | |||||