St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Key figures

Over five years it is down 21.19% from 7.09 in 2013 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). Since 1987 it is down 55.57% from 12.57 in 1987 (2.58% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 22 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had the 56th highest value of the 56 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

• Belarus — 53rd of 56: 7.92
• San Marino — 54th of 56: 7.05
• Armenia — 55th of 56: 6.27

What this measures

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 10 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 20.66 (2018)
• Barbados — 15.65 (2018)
• Belize — 16.44 (2018)
• Bolivia — 31.01 (2018)
• Brazil — 16.48 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 8.27 (2016)
• Chile — 25.4 (2017)
• Costa Rica — 12.91 (2018)
• Dominica — 11.27 (2016)
• Dominican Republic — 18.89 (2018)
• Ecuador — 19.32 (2018)

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 pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?

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

How has it changed since 1987?

It is down 55.57% from 12.57 in 1987 (2.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14.29 in 1994 and the lowest 5.59 in 2018.

How does St. Vincent and the Grenadines rank?

56th highest of 56 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.PRE.ENRL.TC.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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