School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 1,657 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,657 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
186th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2,905 number
in 1976
All-time low
1,657 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 1,657 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2,905 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,657 number, in 2020.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,664 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,709 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2,760 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2,806 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,852 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2,888 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2,905 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2,896 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,890 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,880 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2,870 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2,872 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,879 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,874 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,864 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2,847 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,812 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,752 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2,720 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,713 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,723 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,741 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,711 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,675 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,640 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2,600 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,549 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,483 number | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2,426 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,373 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,329 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,301 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,275 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,252 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,231 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,209 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,180 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,154 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,132 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,120 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,095 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,031 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,924 number | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,859 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,828 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,816 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,814 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,770 number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,730 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,689 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,657 number | -1.9% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,657 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 111,553 number, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,657 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45,066 number, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,825 number | 2,664 number | 2,905 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,820 number | 2,713 number | 2,879 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,592 number | 2,373 number | 2,741 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,218 number | 2,120 number | 2,329 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,856 number | 1,689 number | 2,095 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,657 number | 1,657 number | 1,657 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 183 Curaçao 2,073 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 1,825 number compare
- 185 Grenada 1,746 number compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 1,537 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 1,530 number compare
- 189 Aruba 1,378 number 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1,657 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,905 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,657 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.