Children out of school, female in Grenada
Grenada: Children out of school, female was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Grenada, 1972–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2021, children out of school, female in Grenada stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Grenada peaked at 14.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2002.
Grenada ranks 95th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8.1% | — |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +74.4% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -44.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -82.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +268.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +268.9% | 1.1% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 8.1% | 14.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 6.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 92 Dominican Republic 4.8% compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 4.7% compare
- 94 Timor-Leste 4.7% compare
- 96 Eswatini 4.6% compare
- 97 Naoero 4.6% compare
- 98 Cambodia 4.6% compare
More education data for Grenada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 816 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,898 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,811 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11,967 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1021 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Grenada?
- Children out of school, female in Grenada was 4.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
- How does Grenada rank for children out of school, female?
- Grenada ranks 95th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.