Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1972.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 43rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.1% | — |
| 1976 | 42.8% | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 62.2% | +45.2% |
| 1987 | 63.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 66.7% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 88.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 88.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +45.2% | 42.8% | 62.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 35.1% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.0% | 62.2% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 66.7% | 70.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 70.7% | 86.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 77.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.3% | 88.4% | 5 |
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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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1972.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 43rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.