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National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.3.1 Primary EducationIn St. Vincent and the Grenadines primary education begins at age five and the children spendseven years at this level up to age twelve, from Kindergarten to Grade Six. Education at thislevel is free, including the cost of textbooks. The government, in its Education Policy, states thatit will 'establish primary schools where necessary and will support initiatives by agenciesengaged in the establishment and operation of similar institutions,’ (MECWA, 1995: 13). St.Vincent and the Grenadines has 66 primary schools, of which 60 are government andgovernment-assisted and the remainder privately run. The Methodist and Anglican religiousdenominations manage most of the government-assisted schools, ten and eight respectively(MEYS, 2004).In 2001, there were 18 807 children that attended primary school, of which there were 9 737males and 9 070 females (Table 4.3). A comparison with the 1991 figures indicates a 22.62 percent decrease in the number of children that attended primary school during the intercensalperiod. The decrease over the same period was higher among girls (23.20 per cent) compared toboys (22.07 per cent).42
National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesTable 4.3: Total Population Attending School by Type of EducationalInstitution And Sex, 1991 and 2000Educational Institution1991 2001PercentTotal Percent Total Percent ChangeBoth SexesTotal 34581 100.00 31690 100 -8.36Special Education - - 106 0.33 -Primary 24305 70.28 18807 59.35 -22.62Secondary 6949 20.09 7290 23.00 4.91Sixth Form - - 480 1.51 -Professional / Technical 451 1.30 838 2.64 85.81University 57 0.16 528 1.67 826.32Adult Education - - 229 0.72 -Other 414 1.20 2 0.01 -99.52Unallocated a/ 2402 6.95 3405 10.74 41.76Not Stated 3 0.01 5 0.02 66.67MaleTotal 16883 100 15380 100 -8.90Special Education - - 59 0.38 -Primary 12495 74.01 9737 63.31 -22.07Secondary 2793 16.54 3085 20.06 10.45Sixth Form - - 169 1.10 -Professional / Technical 195 1.16 316 2.05 62.05University 30 0.18 204 1.33 580.00Adult Education - - 62 0.40 -Other 184 1.09 1 0.01 -99.46Unallocated a/ 1186 7.02 1745 11.35 47.13Not Stated - - 2 0.01 -FemaleTotal 17698 100 16310 100 -7.84Special Education - - 47 0.29 -Primary 11810 66.73 9070 55.61 -23.20Secondary 4156 23.48 4205 25.78 1.18Sixth Form - - 311 1.91 -Professional / Technical 256 1.45 522 3.20 103.91University 27 0.15 324 1.99 1100.00Adult Education - - 167 1.02 -Other 230 1.30 1 0.01 -99.57unallocated a/ 1216 6.87 1660 10.18 36.51Not Stated 3 0.02 3 0.02 0.00Note: a/ The Number “unallocated" for both sexes (2001) is closely related to thepopulation below 5 years old as shown in table 4.1(a).43
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