Primary education, teachers in Grenada
Grenada: Primary education, teachers was 620 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Grenada, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Grenada recorded 620 for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Grenada peaked at 903 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 587, in 1980.
Grenada ranks 188th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 800 | — |
| 1972 | 884 | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 816 | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 764 | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 633 | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 610 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 608 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 587 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 776 | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 760 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 764 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 775 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 756 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 821 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 806 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 763 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 799 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 831 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 856 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 860 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 869 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 878 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 859 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 872 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 796 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 765 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 888 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 895 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 791 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 871 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 615 | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 830 | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 851 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 903 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 875 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 902 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 858 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 862 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 832 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 807 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 725 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 747 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 678 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 620 | -8.6% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 620 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 620 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +35.0% | 615 | 830 |
| 1981 | +32.2% | 587 | 776 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 730.71 | 608 | 884 | 7 |
| 1980s | 755.62 | 587 | 821 | 8 |
| 1990s | 843 | 763 | 878 | 9 |
| 2000s | 806.38 | 615 | 895 | 8 |
| 2010s | 861.25 | 807 | 903 | 8 |
| 2020s | 692.5 | 620 | 747 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 185 Kiribati 734 compare
- 186 Seychelles 671 compare
- 187 Aruba 628 compare
- 189 Dominica 552 compare
- 190 American Samoa 524 compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 439 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, teachers in Grenada?
- Primary education, teachers in Grenada was 620 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 903 in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 587 in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for primary education, teachers?
- Grenada ranks 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.