Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 86.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 86.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 86.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 1998.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 37th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.5% | — |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 86.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.1%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 86.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 71.5% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 73.1% | 80.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 80.2% | 86.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 34 Cook Islands 87.5% compare
- 35 United States of America 87.5% compare
- 36 Turks and Caicos Islands 86.9% compare
- 38 Kiribati 84.9% compare
- 39 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 40 Aruba 84.8% compare
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 86.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 1998.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 37th out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release