Over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Over-age students, primary was 2.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1984–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 2.4% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 23.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16.1% | — |
| 1986 | 23.2% | +44.3% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -53.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -77.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +184.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +73.8% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -51.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +45.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.5% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over-age students, primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for over-age students, primary?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.