School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada
Grenada: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 4,865 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,865 number
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
185th
of 205 countries
All-time high
9,520 number
in 1972
All-time low
4,479 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada is 4,865 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada peaked at 9,520 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4,479 number, in 2017.
That places Grenada 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,596 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,258 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 9,520 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 9,481 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 9,284 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 9,098 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 8,948 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 8,528 number | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 8,007 number | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 7,538 number | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 7,226 number | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 7,117 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 7,071 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7,116 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7,192 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7,246 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 7,228 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 7,047 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 6,779 number | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 6,418 number | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 6,014 number | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 5,677 number | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 5,510 number | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 5,666 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 6,022 number | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 6,442 number | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 6,841 number | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 7,194 number | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 7,452 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 7,633 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 7,788 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 7,913 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7,723 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7,399 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 7,041 number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 6,722 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 6,468 number | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6,273 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6,103 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,940 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5,788 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 5,638 number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 5,442 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5,229 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 5,008 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4,780 number | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4,577 number | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,479 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4,526 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,672 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4,865 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,826 number | 7,538 number | 9,520 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,044 number | 6,418 number | 7,246 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,445 number | 5,510 number | 7,633 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,937 number | 5,940 number | 7,913 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,014 number | 4,479 number | 5,788 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,865 number | 4,865 number | 4,865 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 182 Marshall Islands 6,161 number compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 5,673 number compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,171 number compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,716 number compare
- 187 Seychelles 4,361 number compare
- 188 Curaçao 4,269 number compare
More education data for Grenada
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 620 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 110.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Grenada was 4,865 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 9,520 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,479 number in 2017.
- How does Grenada rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Grenada ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.