Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 100.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 100.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.1% | — |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.4% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 71.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 1 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 862 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 128 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,479 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,460 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 9,740 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11,936 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 100.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 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 rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release