School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 5,171 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5,171 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
184th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13,816 number
in 1980
All-time low
5,171 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 5,171 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 13,816 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5,171 number, in 2020.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 184th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,726 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,955 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 12,190 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 12,458 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 12,743 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 13,039 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 13,326 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 13,480 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 13,630 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 13,755 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 13,816 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 13,815 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 13,749 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 13,718 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 13,708 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 13,716 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13,719 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,454 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 13,246 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 13,102 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 13,031 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 13,042 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12,983 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 12,893 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12,784 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 12,664 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 12,537 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 12,335 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 7,328 number | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 7,176 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 7,033 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 6,910 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 6,788 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6,708 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,651 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6,600 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,546 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6,486 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 6,434 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,384 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,356 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,341 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,133 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 5,925 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5,754 number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5,653 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,622 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,514 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,405 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5,291 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5,171 number | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,830 number | 11,726 number | 13,755 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,604 number | 13,102 number | 13,816 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,677 number | 7,176 number | 13,042 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,654 number | 6,384 number | 7,033 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,799 number | 5,291 number | 6,356 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,171 number | 5,171 number | 5,171 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 181 Saint Lucia 7,046 number compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 6,161 number compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 5,673 number compare
- 185 Grenada 4,865 number compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,716 number compare
- 187 Seychelles 4,361 number compare
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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5,171 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 13,816 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,171 number in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.