Compulsory education, duration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Compulsory education, duration was 12 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 12 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 12 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 2005.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 |
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More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,018 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Compulsory education, duration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 12 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 2005.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.