Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is neither compulsory nor free, although children are usually in school until the age of 15.
[1] Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for St. Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2001.
[1] While enrollment rates indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect children's participation in school.
[1] According to the government, cases in which children leave school before the age of 16 are investigated.
[1] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[2] finds that St. Vincent and the Grenadines is fulfilling only 88.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.