Grenada: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Grenada's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.62 percentage points on 2017 (from 4.74% to 4.12%).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.31 percentage points in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.36 percentage points in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.38 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 8 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Grenada had the 46th highest value of the 77 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 2018 ranking

• Jamaica — 43rd of 77: 5.31%
• Tunisia — 44th of 77: 5.24%
• Saudi Arabia — 45th of 77: 4.4%
• Brunei Darussalam — 47th of 77: 4.08%
• Macao SAR, China — 48th of 77: 3.99%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 49th of 77: 3.85%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 24 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 3.58% (2018)
• Argentina — 6.44% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 8.52% (2018)
• Barbados — 1.9% (2018)
• Belize — 8.66% (2018)
• Bolivia — 5.38% (2018)
• Brazil — 14.46% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 4.86% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 1.77% (2018)
• Chile — 6.56% (2017)

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 over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

4.12% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 29.91 percentage points from 34.03% in 1972. The highest value was 34.03% in 1972 and the lowest 2.29% in 2013.

How does Grenada rank?

46th highest of 77 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for Grenada?

In 2018, Grenada's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.62 percentage points on 2017 (from 4.74% to 4.12%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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