Teachers in primary education, female in Grenada
Grenada: Teachers in primary education, female was 658 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Grenada, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Grenada is 658 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Grenada peaked at 709 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 406 number, in 1978.
Grenada ranks 177th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Grenada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 466 number | — |
| 1972 | 533 number | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 467 number | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 410 number | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 406 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 420 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 418 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 506 number | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 500 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 521 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 536 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 574 number | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 582 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 539 number | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 555 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 592 number | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 601 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 607 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 626 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 623 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 614 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 660 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 601 number | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 583 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 691 number | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 684 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 607 number | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 671 number | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 463 number | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 663 number | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 676 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 696 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 709 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 632 number | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 676 number | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 670 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 658 number | -1.8% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 658 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 658 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female 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 number | 663 number |
| 2008 | -31.0% | 671 number | 463 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 450.33 number | 406 number | 533 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 519.57 number | 418 number | 582 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 601.89 number | 539 number | 660 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 620.38 number | 463 number | 691 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 673.86 number | 632 number | 709 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 770 number compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 752 number compare
- 176 Djibouti 707 number compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 655 number compare
- 179 Tonga 568 number compare
- 180 Seychelles 541 number 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 658 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 709 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 number in 1978.
- How does Grenada rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Grenada ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.