Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

120 indicators covering education for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Population ages 0-14 20.9% 2025 down 11.9% 118th
Population ages 15-64 66.9% 2025 up 0.2% 62nd
School enrollment, primary 111.4% 2024 down 0.5% 33rd
Primary education, teachers 1,018 2024 up 18.9% 181st
School enrollment, primary, female 110.8% 2024 down 0.8% 29th
School enrollment, primary, male 112.0% 2024 down 0.3% 32nd
Labor force, female 42.8% 2025 up 8.1% 116th
Labor force, total 53,688 2025 down 1.7% 183rd
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9793 GPI 2020 up 3.2% 125th
School enrollment, secondary 124.9% 2024 up 12.1% 11th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 31.2% 105th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 down 3.8% 61st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.8 per 1,000 2024 down 17.4% 89th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.6 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% 85th
Secondary education, teachers 862 2024 up 28.7% 182nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 126.0% 2024 up 10.9% 12th
School enrollment, secondary, male 123.8% 2024 up 13.2% 13th
School enrollment, tertiary 41.5% 2022 up 109.6% 99th
School enrollment, primary, private 11.2% 2018 up 84.4% 106th
School enrollment, preprimary 113.8% 2020 up 34.9% 6th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 64.0% 2022 up 122.5% 75th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 20.7% 2022 up 78.9% 116th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 down 8.6% 79th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.68 GPI 2022 up 4.9% 3rd
Secondary education, teachers, female 604 2024 up 37.6% 173rd
Primary completion rate, female 111.3% 2024 up 5.2% 5th
Primary completion rate, male 106.7% 2024 up 0.7% 12th
Government expenditure on education, total 6.5% 2023 up 30.3% 20th
Secondary education, general pupils 9,808 2018 down 15.7% 183rd
Lower secondary completion rate, total 109.9% 2024 up 14.7% 6th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 113.2% 2020 up 34.1% 6th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 114.5% 2020 up 35.7% 6th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 94.6% 2017 up 38.0% 76th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.6% 2024 down 26.6% 99th
Secondary education, general pupils 48.9% 2018 down 6.4% 147th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 116.9% 2024 up 16.6% 4th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 103.2% 2024 up 12.4% 11th
Children out of school 0.6% 2017 down 68.9% 164th
Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Primary education, pupils 11,936 2024 down 11.1% 186th
Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd
Secondary education, pupils 9,740 2024 down 5.8% 186th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 2017 down 100.0% 185th
Number of infant deaths, female 6 2024 down 53.8% 182nd
Number of infant deaths, male 6 2024 down 60.0% 184th
Number of under-five deaths, female 6 2024 down 57.1% 184th
Number of under-five deaths, male 8 2024 down 55.6% 183rd
Children out of school, female 0.8% 2007 up 310.2% 159th
Children out of school, male 2.9% 2007 down 4.4% 116th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.6% 2005 down 50.9% 155th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 113.4% 2018 up 8.8% 32nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 16.0% 2025 down 5.7% 20th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 19.5% 2025 down 5.1% 7th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 18.0% 2025 down 5.9% 11th
Primary education, teachers 88.4% 2024 up 10.2% 39th
Repeaters, primary, total 2.1% 2018 down 54.8% 101st
Persistence to grade 5, total 96.7% 2017 up 11.8% 48th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2 2024 down 33.3% 178th