Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1986–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.1% | — |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +86.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -50.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +77.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +86.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | +77.2% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release