Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 2.8% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 12.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2009.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 103rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +220.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -50.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +58.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -16.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +220.4% | 3.8% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 2.5% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/