OECS Education
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Country profile · 2024-2025

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

196 institutions · 20,666 pupils in primary and secondary · Indicators computed 24 September 2026

Key indicators

Full indicator table

Primary NER

—

Needs population data

Secondary NER

—

Needs population data

Gross intake, Kindergarten

—

Needs population data

Transition to secondary

102.4%

Grade 6 → Form 1

ECE gross enrolment

—

Needs early childhood and population data

Graduate teachers, primary

20.7%

Secondary 53.3%

Trained teachers, primary

75.7%

Secondary 58.5%

Repetition, secondary

11.8%

Primary 1.1%

Dropout, secondary

1.1%

Primary 0.1%

CSEC 5+ incl. English & Maths

26.1%

Of candidates sitting 5+ subjects

Private share, primary

12.0%

Secondary 28.3%

Pupil–teacher ratio, primary

10

Secondary 11

Enrolment by level

Early childhood2,877
Primary11,426
Secondary9,240

Male

10,503

Female

10,163

96 preschool · 67 primary · 29 secondary · 3 special · 1 post-secondary

Data completeness

9 of 10 complete
  • Complete

    Institutions

    Counts by type and ownership

  • Complete

    Enrolment

    Primary and secondary, by grade and sex

  • Complete

    Early childhood

    Daycare and preschool by age group

  • Complete

    Teachers

    Qualifications and training status by level

  • Missing

    Population

    No population data — NER and GIR cannot be computed

  • Complete

    Class statistics

    Pupils and teachers by level

  • Complete

    Repeaters and dropouts

    By grade and sex

  • Complete

    Finance

    Budget, expenditure and GDP

  • Complete

    Examinations

    CSEC results by subject

  • Complete

    Age & service

    Teacher age and service bands

In the Statistical Digest

2024-2025
  • 01Educational InstitutionsRead
  • 02Leaders and TeachersRead
  • 04Student EnrolmentRead
  • 05Internal EfficiencyRead
  • 06Systems Output and Examination PerformanceRead
  • 07Education Finance and InvestmentRead
  • 08PopulationRead

Points of attention

Derived from indicator thresholds, not from the narrative chapters

Secondary repetition at 11.8%

Highest of 5 reporting countries. Primary repetition is 1.1%.

26.1% pass 5+ CSEC subjects including English and Mathematics

Of candidates sitting five or more subjects. Regional range 23.4–36.2%.

Full transition to secondary

102.4% of Grade 6 pupils entered Form 1.