CARICOM CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CCDP)

National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCertificates, High School Diploma and Associate Degrees. All other higher levels ofexaminations are obtained from universities outside of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.Table 4.7: Percentage of Persons Aged 15 Years or Older by Highest Examination Passed,2001Type ofExaminationTotalAge group15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+Total 73 730 11 289 9 712 8 511 7 682 8 077 6 703 4 732 3 737 2 788 10 499Per Cent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0School Leaving 2.80 2.03 2.08 2.01 2.45 4.00 4.09 4.99 3.48 3.87 1.95CambridgeSchoolCertifica. 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.43 0.60GCE O' Levelsor CXC 11.39 14.04 25.71 19.94 12.05 8.07 7.24 6.26 3.69 2.04 0.61High SchoolDiploma 0.31 0.19 0.62 0.43 0.26 0.30 0.31 0.25 0.24 0.18 0.22GCE 'A' Levels 1.43 1.20 5.59 1.92 0.96 0.45 0.67 0.51 0.37 0.25 0.13Under-GraduateDegree 0.47 0.04 0.31 0.33 0.66 0.85 0.81 0.82 0.67 0.57 0.26Other Diploma 1.18 0.05 0.72 1.09 1.31 1.67 2.24 1.84 2.44 1.54 0.88AssociateDegree 0.34 0.01 0.16 0.43 0.72 0.53 0.30 0.49 0.54 0.39 0.22ProfessionalCertificate 3.52 0.14 2.18 3.80 5.29 5.46 5.97 6.13 4.36 4.38 2.09Bachelor'sDegree 1.06 0.01 0.39 1.35 1.41 1.39 1.82 1.67 2.14 1.65 0.79Post GraduateDiploma 0.19 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.21 0.32 0.33 0.40 0.48 0.22 0.20Higher Degree 0.45 0.00 0.02 0.25 0.46 0.48 0.75 1.33 1.31 1.00 0.41Other 0.49 0.27 0.70 0.74 0.48 0.59 0.58 0.53 0.32 0.29 0.29None 74.16 80.06 59.72 65.68 71.36 73.57 72.70 72.53 77.58 81.42 89.10Not Stated 2.11 1.97 1.77 1.92 2.38 2.32 2.21 2.26 2.30 1.76 2.26About three-quarters (74.16 per cent) of the population stated that they have not earned any levelof certification. This percentages increased as the ages increased from ages 24 onwards. Theexception, the 15-19 age group had the highest percentage not earning any level of certificationand understandably so since most persons in this age group would not have yet completed51