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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Grenada: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 130.8% (2020), 2nd of 176 in the world and 1st of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 110.6% (2024), 32nd of 191 in the world and 8th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 97.5% (2024), 59th of 168 in the world and 13th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Grenada in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 130.8%2020 | 2/176 | 1/33 | 92.7%2001 | 111.8% | 130.8% | +19.0 ppsince 2010 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 110.6%2024 | 32/191 | 8/39 | 94.5% | 110.2% | 99.3%2021 | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.5%2024 | 59/168 | 13/33 | 98.4%1999 | 119.4% | 95.7%2021 | −10.0 ppsince 2013 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 100.7%2024 | 59/176 | 16/37 | 110.1%2002 | 117.0% | 104.3% | −6.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 89.5%2024 | 88/168 | 13/32 | 94.2%2002 | 109.0%2009 | 99.5%2021 | −10.1 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 100.0%2018 | 11/172 | 3/31 | · | 56.9%2009 | 100.0%2018 | — | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.9%2024 | 72/178 | 21/35 | 1.1%1999 | 1.6%2008 | 2.8%2021 | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 16.42018 | 101/173 | 17/30 | 20.3 | 16.1 | 16.42018 | −28%since 2008 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.1%2023 | 59/184 | 10/38 | · | 5.1% | 4.1%2021 | +0.1 ppsince 2012 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.4%2025 | 117/179 | 27/37 | · | 15.6% | 10.1%2021 | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+19.0 pp130.8% in 2020
- Pupils per teacher−28%16.4 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−10.0 pp97.5% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−6.3 pp100.7% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−10.1 pp89.5% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.4 pp4.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Grenada and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Grenada. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Grenada | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 130.8%2020 | 69.5%2017 |
| Primary enrolment | 110.6%2024 | 113.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 97.5%2024 | 103.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 100.7%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 89.5%2024 | 83.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 100.0%2018 | 78.3%2009 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.9%2024 | 0.6%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.42018 | — |
| Education spending | 5.1%2023 | 6.9%2009 |