Grenada: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

Since 1972 it is down 71.93% from 1,905 in 1972 (2.41% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 200% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.1% in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Grenada had the 92nd highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Grenada in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritius — 88th of 101: 618.43
• Albania — 89th of 101: 617
• Moldova — 90th of 101: 588
• Maldives — 92nd of 101: 417.77
• Cayman Islands — 93rd of 101: 234
• Lithuania — 94th of 101: 156

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 20 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 132.91 (2023)
• Argentina — 32,816 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 4,585 (2024)
• Barbados — 3,420 (2024)
• Belize — 4,953 (2024)
• Bolivia — 136,027 (2024)
• Brazil — 316,818 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,080 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 234 (2024)
• Chile — 31,779 (2024)
• Colombia — 289,295 (2022)

More education data for Grenada

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 11,967 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 110.59% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 620 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 111.94% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 75.97% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Grenada's children out of school, primary?

534.64 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 71.93% from 1,905 in 1972 (2.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,920 in 1977 and the lowest 14.89 in 2018.

How does Grenada rank?

92nd highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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