A group of many islands and cays in the Caribbean, St Vincent & The Grenadines is a small state of the Commonwealth with a population of about 110,000. Enrolment rates are high for both primary and secondary school.
| School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
| 8,978 | 9,432 | |
| Secondary | Tertiary | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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| 109% | 106% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending in 20151 | ||
| 30% | 18% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
| 68.2% | n/a | |
| Secondary (2018) | Tertiary | |
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| 1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 | ||
Current work in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is primarily in the areas of technology-enabled learning, technical and vocational skills development, and tertiary education through the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth. Learners from St. Vincent and the Grenadines have benefited from COL’s open online courses and other resources.
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.
COL’s partners in St. Vincent and the Grenadines include:
Mrs Kay Martin-Jack
Chief Education Officer
Ministry of Education & National Reconciliation
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