School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada
Grenada: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 18.63 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada, 1979–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada is 18.63 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada peaked at 18.87 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.24 years, in 1983.
Grenada ranks 10th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.64 years | 11.24 years | 12.09 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.69 years | 17.69 years | 17.69 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.7 years | 18.49 years | 18.87 years | 4 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 110.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Grenada was 18.63 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.24 years in 1983.
- How does Grenada rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Grenada ranks 10th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.