School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.82 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 7.82 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11.47 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 1975.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.42 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.47 years | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 7.15 years | -37.7% |
| 1975 | 6.93 years | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 7.24 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 7.14 years | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.55 years | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 8.48 years | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 7.69 years | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 7.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.97 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 8.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.91 years | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7 years | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.12 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.72 years | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.53 years | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.44 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.44 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.24 years | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.64 years | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 7.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.81 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.12 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.94 years | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.12 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.99 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.86 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.82 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.44 years | 6.93 years | 11.47 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.71 years | 7.14 years | 8.48 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.95 years | 7.68 years | 8.11 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.73 years | 7.44 years | 8.12 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.76 years | 7.24 years | 8.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 years | 7.82 years | 8.12 years | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,018 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 1975.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release