Official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 5 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2005.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 years | — |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 133 Austria 5 years compare
- 133 Azerbaijan 5 years compare
- 133 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 133 Barbados 5 years compare
- 133 Belize 5 years compare
- 133 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 133 Bulgaria 5 years compare
- 133 Colombia 5 years compare
- 133 Cyprus 5 years compare
- 133 Dominica 5 years compare
- 133 Gibraltar 5 years compare
- 133 Greece 5 years compare
- 133 Grenada 5 years compare
- 133 Honduras 5 years compare
- 133 Latvia 5 years compare
- 133 Macau, China 5 years compare
- 133 Malta 5 years compare
- 133 Marshall Islands 5 years compare
- 133 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 133 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 133 Netherlands 5 years compare
- 133 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 133 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 133 Philippines 5 years compare
- 133 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 133 Samoa 5 years compare
- 133 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 133 Switzerland 5 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 133 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 years compare
- 133 Viet Nam 5 years compare
More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2005.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.