Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,215 indicators covering education for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 120.1% 2018 up 0.8% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9383 GPI 2018 down 8.8% 155th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.5% 2017 down 0.3% 43rd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 18,224 2025 down 12.4% 175th Population of compulsory school age, female 8,960 2025 down 11.0% 175th Population of compulsory school age, male 9,264 2025 down 13.7% 175th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 6,214 2024 down 10.0% 174th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% 154th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 2,928 2025 down 19.5% 153rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1,419 2025 down 18.2% 153rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1,509 2025 down 20.7% 153rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 2,966 2024 down 7.7% 175th Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% 153rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 8 2024 down 33.3% 154th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 5 2024 down 16.7% 153rd Trained teachers in primary education, female 76.7% 2024 down 1.7% 102nd Trained teachers in primary education, male 73.7% 2024 up 8.3% 100th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 7 2024 down 65.0% 157th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 10 2024 down 54.5% 150th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 3,248 2024 down 12.0% 173rd Education spending 6.46 2023 up 30.3% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 93.7% 2018 up 1.8% 66th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 4 2024 down 81.0% 157th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 6 2024 down 83.3% 159th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.0% 2025 down 63.0% 160th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.0% 2025 down 31.0% 142nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 95.8% 191st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 7.9% 2025 down 57.8% 139th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 13.2% 2025 down 15.9% 115th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 2.9% 2025 down 86.4% 174th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 182nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.2% 2025 down 50.0% 173rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.1% 2025 unchanged 181st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.78 modelled data 2025 up 142.7% 4th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 3,526 2024 up 2.7% 172nd Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.4929 GPIA 2004 — 133rd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.5% 2023 up 30.3% 20th Primary education, pupils 49.3% 2018 up 4.1% 30th Inequality in education 0.0608 2023 unchanged 126th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.8% 2017 down 45.3% 88th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 102.8% 2018 down 2.7% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 85.3% 2018 up 8.3% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.21 GPI 2018 down 10.2% 17th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 1,834 2024 up 0.9% 171st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.95 modelled data 2025 up 66.3% 1st Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 25th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 144th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1,692 2024 up 4.6% 171st Tertiary education, academic staff 53.1% 1990 down 16.2% 32nd Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 77th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 360 2024 up 26.3% 127th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.5 modelled data 2025 down 14.3% 6th ← Previous Page 7 of 21 Next →