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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,018 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.8% (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.