Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 21.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
21.5%
Change on year
up 375.4%
World rank
38th
of 133 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2013–2018

051015202013201520182013: 0.622 %2014: 10.3 %2015: 2.9 %2016: 1.5 %2017: 4.5 %2018: 21.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 375.4% on the previous year and up 3,349.7% over ten years.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 38th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 0.6%
2014 10.3% +1552.1%
2015 2.9% -72.1%
2016 1.5% -48.5%
2017 4.5% +206.1%
2018 21.5% +375.4%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 21.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 21.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.6%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 21.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 38th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,349.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/