Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1986–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 2.0% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.2% | — |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2 |
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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 government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release