Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 111.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 111.4% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 163.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1975.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 134.7% | — |
| 1972 | 163.3% | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 102.4% | -37.3% |
| 1975 | 98.2% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 103.6% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 102.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 108.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 120.2% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 109.5% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 108.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 114.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 118.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 118.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 114.7% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 114.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 110.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 115.8% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 110.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 113.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 107.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 107.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 106.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 106.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 102.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 109.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 110.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 112.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 113.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 113.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 113.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 115.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 114.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 115.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 114.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 112.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 111.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 111.4% | +0.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 111.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.1%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 111.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -37.3% | 163.3% | 102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.4% | 98.2% | 163.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 109.9% | 102.0% | 120.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 114.9% | 108.8% | 118.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 111.2% | 106.8% | 115.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 111.0% | 102.4% | 115.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.0% | 111.3% | 115.5% | 5 |
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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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 111.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 163.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1975.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.