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