Enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada
Grenada: Enrolment in primary education, female was 6,362 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada stood at 6,362 number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada peaked at 14,990 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6,181 number, in 2013.
That places Grenada 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14,990 number | — |
| 1972 | 14,742 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 14,205 number | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 13,850 number | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 10,648 number | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 10,125 number | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 9,707 number | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 9,378 number | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 9,113 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 8,884 number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 8,647 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 8,447 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 8,469 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 8,268 number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 8,200 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7,343 number | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 8,592 number | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 10,895 number | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 10,738 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 10,743 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,305 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 11,468 number | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 10,628 number | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 9,771 number | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 7,886 number | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 7,729 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8,402 number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 8,234 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 7,691 number | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 7,027 number | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 6,692 number | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 6,617 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6,732 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,556 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6,181 number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 6,309 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6,426 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6,317 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,382 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,362 number | -0.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 6,362 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207,528 number, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 6,362 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 173,492 number, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.8% | 8,592 number | 10,895 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,862 number | 9,113 number | 14,990 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 8,356 number | 7,343 number | 8,884 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 10,650 number | 9,771 number | 11,468 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 7,446 number | 6,617 number | 8,402 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,362 number | 6,181 number | 6,556 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 181 Saint Lucia 7,813 number compare
- 182 Micronesia (country) 6,633 number compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,513 number compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 4,981 number compare
- 186 Aruba 4,728 number compare
- 187 Seychelles 4,678 number 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 enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Grenada was 6,362 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 14,990 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,181 number in 2013.
- How does Grenada rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Grenada ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.