School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Grenada
Grenada: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 10.97 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Grenada, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 10.97 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Grenada peaked at 11.65 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.37 years, in 2022.
That places Grenada 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Grenada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.11 years | — |
| 2003 | 11.25 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.97 years | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.25 years | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 10.66 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.5 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.65 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.04 years | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 11 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.92 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.94 years | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 10.14 years | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 7.37 years | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 8.82 years | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 10.97 years | +24.4% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 10.97 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.97 years, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 10.97 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.89 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -27.3% | 10.14 years | 7.37 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.95 years | 10.25 years | 11.5 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.04 years | 10.87 years | 11.65 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.25 years | 7.37 years | 10.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 11 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.22 years compare
- 12 Fiji 11.07 years compare
- 13 Cook Islands 10.99 years compare
- 15 Ireland 10.95 years compare
- 16 Tonga 10.88 years compare
- 17 Montserrat 10.75 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Grenada?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Grenada was 10.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.37 years in 2022.
- How does Grenada rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Grenada ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release