Duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Duration of compulsory education was 12 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 2005
All-time low
12 years
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 12 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 12 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 2005.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 years | — |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 years | +0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 33 United Arab Emirates 12 years compare
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- 33 Dominica 12 years compare
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- 33 Finland 12 years compare
- 33 Grenada 12 years compare
- 33 Honduras 12 years compare
- 33 Italy 12 years compare
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- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 years compare
- 33 Luxembourg 12 years compare
- 33 Maldives 12 years compare
- 33 Mongolia 12 years compare
- 33 Mauritius 12 years compare
- 33 Pakistan 12 years compare
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- 33 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12 years compare
- 33 Portugal 12 years compare
- 33 Qatar 12 years compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 12 years compare
- 33 Türkiye 12 years compare
- 33 United States of America 12 years compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 12 years compare
More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Duration of compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 12 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education 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 duration of compulsory education?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release