St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.12 percentage points from 17.39% in 2013. Since 1998 it is up 3.79 percentage points from 13.72% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had the 6th highest value of the 19 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2018 ranking

• Jamaica — 2nd of 19: 21.68%
• Costa Rica — 3rd of 19: 20.83%
• South Africa — 4th of 19: 17.94%
• Colombia — 6th of 19: 16.99%
• Dominican Republic — 7th of 19: 16.19%
• El Salvador — 8th of 19: 16.1%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 14 values

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 14.98% (2017)
• Belize — 16.56% (2017)
• Brazil — 20.06% (2015)
• Chile — 18.39% (2017)
• Colombia — 16.99% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 20.83% (2018)
• Dominican Republic — 16.19% (2018)
• Ecuador — 9.51% (2016)
• El Salvador

More education data for St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 11,936 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 111.44% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 110.85% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 112.01% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is St. Vincent and the Grenadines's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)?

17.51% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 3.79 percentage points from 13.72% in 1998. The highest value was 21.63% in 2000 and the lowest 13.72% in 1998.

How does St. Vincent and the Grenadines rank?

6th highest of 19 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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