Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Share of children out of school in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2017 — 0.59%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 144. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 8.78 pp.

2017 0.59% −0.66 pp vs 2015
World rank 23of 144
Period maximum 9.37%1984
Period minimum 0.03%2008

Trend over time

1984–2017 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1984–201702.557.5101984198819921996200020042008201220161984: 9.37%1986: 7.76%1994: 1.65%2000: 1.39%2002: 0.62%2003: 1.33%2004: 2.21%2005: 5.65%2007: 1.9%2008: 0.03%2009: 0.67%2010: 0.72%2011: 2.12%2012: 0.91%2013: 0.31%2015: 1.25%2017: 0.59%
Change over the period: −8.78 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.59%
World computed 6.71%
Share of children out of school — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 0.59
2015 1.25
2013 0.31 −0.6 pp
2012 0.91 −1.22 pp
2011 2.12 +1.4 pp
2010 0.72 +0.06 pp
2009 0.67 +0.64 pp
2008 0.03 −1.87 pp
2007 1.9
2005 5.65 +3.44 pp
2004 2.21 +0.88 pp
2003 1.33 +0.71 pp
2002 0.62
2000 1.39
1994 1.65
1986 7.76
1984 9.37

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.