School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 13.31 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 13.31 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 13.31 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.81 years, in 1975.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.84 years | — |
| 1972 | 13.2 years | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 9.21 years | -30.2% |
| 1975 | 8.81 years | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 9.25 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 10.28 years | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 10.62 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.35 years | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 11.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12.13 years | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 12.38 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 12.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 12.4 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.67 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.62 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.93 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 13.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.31 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.26 years | 8.81 years | 13.2 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.92 years | 10.28 years | 11.44 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.13 years | 12.13 years | 12.13 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.74 years | 12.38 years | 13.18 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.07 years | 12.62 years | 13.31 years | 9 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 13.31 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.81 years in 1975.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.