Official entrance age to compulsory education in Grenada
Grenada: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Grenada, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 5 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Grenada peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2002.
That places Grenada 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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More education data for Grenada
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 110.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 620 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.47 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Grenada?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Grenada was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2002.
- How does Grenada rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Grenada ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.