Education spending in Grenada
Grenada: Education spending was 5.13 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.13
Change on year
up 26.9%
World rank
62nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.49
in 2011
All-time low
3.17
in 2017
Years of data
11
2003–2023
Education spending in Grenada, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 5.13 for education spending in 2023.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Grenada peaked at 5.49 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 2017.
Grenada ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Education spending in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.93 | — |
| 2010 | 5.08 | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 5.49 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.07 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.48 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 4.24 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.17 | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 3.56 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.13 | +26.9% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 5.13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 5.13 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.44 | 3.17 | 5.49 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.42 | 4.04 | 5.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More education data for Grenada
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.35 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.06 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Grenada?
- Education spending in Grenada was 5.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 2011.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 2017.
- How does Grenada rank for education spending?
- Grenada ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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