St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' primary education, pupils fell 1.9% on 2023 (from 12,163 to 11,936).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was −0.9% and a typical year strayed about 5.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.3% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.1% in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 143.7 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 11,805 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 539.91, against 677.67 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had the 106th highest value of the 119 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 2024 ranking

• Tonga — 103rd of 119: 15,644
• St. Lucia — 104th of 119: 14,257
• Grenada — 105th of 119: 11,967
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 107th of 119: 11,762
• Seychelles — 108th of 119: 9,592
• Aruba — 109th of 119: 7,719

What this measures

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

All 37 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 8,720 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.58 million (2023)
• Aruba — 7,719 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 26,817 (2024)
• Barbados — 16,314 (2024)
• Belize — 44,757 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.38 million (2024)
• Brazil — 15.11 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,626 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,334 (2024)
• Chile — 1.49 million (2024)
• Colombia

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)
• 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 — 9,740 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Vincent and the Grenadines's primary education, pupils?

11,936 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 57.71% from 28,225 in 1971 (1.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 34,521 in 1972 and the lowest 11,936 in 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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