Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Grenada
Grenada: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 471 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Grenada, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 471 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Grenada peaked at 709 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 406, in 1978.
That places Grenada 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 466 | — |
| 1972 | 533 | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 467 | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 410 | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 406 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 420 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 418 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 506 | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 500 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 521 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 536 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 574 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 582 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 539 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 555 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 592 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 601 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 607 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 626 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 623 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 614 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 660 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 601 | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 583 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 691 | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 684 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 607 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 671 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 463 | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 663 | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 676 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 638 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 696 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 709 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 680 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 694 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 670 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 658 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 579 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 594 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 506 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 471 | -6.9% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 471 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,119, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 471 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +43.2% | 463 | 663 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 450.33 | 406 | 533 | 6 |
| 1980s | 519.57 | 418 | 582 | 7 |
| 1990s | 601.89 | 539 | 660 | 9 |
| 2000s | 620.38 | 463 | 691 | 8 |
| 2010s | 677.62 | 638 | 709 | 8 |
| 2020s | 537.5 | 471 | 594 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 186 Micronesia (country) 521 compare
- 187 Aruba 519 compare
- 188 Dominica 491 compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 386 compare
- 191 Bermuda 371 compare
- 192 American Samoa 341 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 teachers in primary education, female in Grenada?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Grenada was 471 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 709 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 in 1978.
- How does Grenada rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Grenada ranks 189th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release