School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada
Grenada: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.8 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada stood at 7.8 years.
The figure is up 34.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada peaked at 10.36 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.12 years, in 2022.
Grenada ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.46 years | 7.31 years | 10.36 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.64 years | 7.24 years | 8.63 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.11 years | 8.09 years | 9.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.12 years | 6.16 years | 7.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 years | 7.55 years | 7.82 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.27 years | 5.12 years | 7.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 7.9 years compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.87 years compare
- 14 Bhutan 7.76 years compare
- 15 Ireland 7.76 years compare
- 16 Botswana 7.68 years compare
More education data for Grenada
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 110.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 620 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.47 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Grenada was 7.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 years in 2022.
- How does Grenada rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Grenada ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release