Duration of compulsory education in Grenada
Grenada: Duration of compulsory education was 12 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 2002
All-time low
9 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Grenada, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 12 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Grenada peaked at 12 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Grenada ranks 33rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Grenada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 years | — |
| 1999 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 years | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 12 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 12 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4 years | 9 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 33 Anguilla 12 years compare
- 33 Armenia 12 years compare
- 33 Bahamas 12 years compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 12 years compare
- 33 Bulgaria 12 years compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 12 years compare
- 33 Chile 12 years compare
- 33 Colombia 12 years compare
- 33 Cook Islands 12 years compare
- 33 Dominica 12 years compare
- 33 Egypt 12 years compare
- 33 Finland 12 years compare
- 33 Honduras 12 years compare
- 33 Italy 12 years compare
- 33 Kenya 12 years compare
- 33 Luxembourg 12 years compare
- 33 Maldives 12 years compare
- 33 Mauritius 12 years compare
- 33 Mongolia 12 years compare
- 33 Montserrat 12 years compare
- 33 North Korea 12 years compare
- 33 Pakistan 12 years compare
- 33 Palau 12 years compare
- 33 Portugal 12 years compare
- 33 Qatar 12 years compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 years compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 years compare
- 33 Turkey 12 years compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 12 years compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 12 years compare
- 33 United States 12 years 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 duration of compulsory education in Grenada?
- Duration of compulsory education in Grenada was 12 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Grenada rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Grenada ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.