Primary education, duration in Grenada
Grenada: Primary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary education, duration in Grenada, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, duration in Grenada is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Grenada peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
That places Grenada 3rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary education, duration in Grenada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 years | — |
| 1971 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 7 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 7 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 1 Guam 8 years compare
- 1 Ireland 8 years compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 7 years compare
- 3 Australia 7 years compare
- 3 Botswana 7 years compare
- 3 British Virgin Islands 7 years compare
- 3 Denmark 7 years compare
- 3 Dominica 7 years compare
- 3 Eswatini 7 years compare
- 3 Iceland 7 years compare
- 3 Lesotho 7 years compare
- 3 Mozambique 7 years compare
- 3 Namibia 7 years compare
- 3 Norway 7 years compare
- 3 South Africa 7 years compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 years compare
- 3 Saint Lucia 7 years compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 years compare
- 3 Tanzania 7 years compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 7 years compare
- 3 Uganda 7 years compare
- 3 Zambia 7 years compare
- 3 Zimbabwe 7 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 primary education, duration in Grenada?
- Primary education, duration in Grenada was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Grenada rank for primary education, duration?
- Grenada ranks 3rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.