CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadinesgroup, 40.48 per cent attained secondary level education compared to 21.20 per cent of those inthe 40 to 44 age group and 6.04 per cent of those in the 60 to 64 age group (Table 4.6).Those in the 20 to 24 age group had the highest percentage (10.53) that attained preuniversity/postsecondary education, (Table 4.6). This age group alone accounted for the largestshare (19.13 per cent) of the population that attained pre-university education. There wereexceptions in seven of the administrative divisions where, most of the population that attainedpre-university education was in an older age group.Overall, the population in the 50 to 54 age group had the highest percentage (5.57) that attained auniversity education. However, the 30 to 34 age group accounted for the highest number ofthose with a university education. The figures 10 on university attainment by age group at theadministrative division level suggest that the population 40 to 60 years in most of the divisionshad more opportunities than any other age group to have furthered their education at theuniversity level.Nevertheless, opportunities for university studies have increased. As noted earlier, there is nouniversity in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and opportunities were limited to the UWI, anduniversities in the UK, USA and Canada. Now, there are additional opportunities to go touniversities in Cuba and in some European and Asian countries.10 Table is not available in the report49