Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

484 indicators covering education for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 11.3 years 2023 up 7.8% 60th
Average years of schooling among adults 11.3 years 2023 up 7.8% 60th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 89.1% 2018 down 10.9% 19th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 11.19 years 2023 up 7.6% 64th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 16.09 years 2023 up 12.6% 34th
Primary completion rate, female 111.3% 2024 up 5.2% 5th
Primary completion rate, male 106.7% 2024 up 0.7% 12th
Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th
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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 110.7% 2018 up 1.3% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.31 years 2018 up 1.3% 25th
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
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.18 years 2015 110th
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3,655 number 2018 up 25.0% 173rd
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
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.0% 2018 down 4.0% 107th
Secondary education, pupils 9,740 2024 down 5.8% 186th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.6% 2017 down 68.9% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 110.4% 2018 up 1.5% 17th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 111.0% 2018 up 1.1% 15th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.34 years 2018 up 1.1% 25th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 down 0.4% 88th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.28 years 2018 up 1.5% 23rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 2017 down 100.0% 185th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.2% 2007 down 0.6% 21st
Number of under-five deaths, male 8 2024 down 55.6% 183rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 6 2024 down 57.1% 184th
Number of infant deaths, male 6 2024 down 60.0% 184th
Number of infant deaths, female 6 2024 down 53.8% 182nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.49 years 2015 104th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.67 GPI 2015 21st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.8893 years 2015 113th
Teachers in primary education, female 770 number 2018 down 2.9% 174th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2007 down 0.7% 26th
Children out of school, female 0.8% 2007 up 310.2% 159th
Children out of school, male 2.9% 2007 down 4.4% 116th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1,849 number 2018 up 27.3% 171st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 89.1% 2018 down 10.9% 17th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.6% 2005 down 50.9% 155th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 184th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.32 years 2015 up 8.1% 74th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 113.4% 2018 up 8.8% 32nd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 185th
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
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 450 number 2018 up 19.0% 157th