Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada

Grenada: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 20,161 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20,161 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
28,115 number
in 2002
All-time low
19,671 number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 23.6k number1999: 23.4k number2000: 22.9k number2001: 22.2k number2002: 28.1k number2003: 27.2k number2004: 26.3k number2005: 25.4k number2006: 24.6k number2007: 23.8k number2008: 23.1k number2009: 22.3k number2010: 21.6k number2011: 20.7k number2012: 20.2k number2013: 19.8k number2014: 19.7k number2015: 19.7k number2016: 19.7k number2017: 19.8k number2018: 20.0k number2019: 20.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada is 20,161 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada peaked at 28,115 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19,671 number, in 2015.

Grenada ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Grenada, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 23,649 number —
1999 23,392 number -1.1%
2000 22,876 number -2.2%
2001 22,177 number -3.1%
2002 28,115 number +26.8%
2003 27,156 number -3.4%
2004 26,253 number -3.3%
2005 25,391 number -3.3%
2006 24,590 number -3.2%
2007 23,829 number -3.1%
2008 23,092 number -3.1%
2009 22,349 number -3.2%
2010 21,577 number -3.5%
2011 20,737 number -3.9%
2012 20,181 number -2.7%
2013 19,846 number -1.7%
2014 19,698 number -0.7%
2015 19,671 number -0.1%
2016 19,704 number +0.2%
2017 19,799 number +0.5%
2018 19,954 number +0.8%
2019 20,161 number +1.0%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 20,161 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 million number, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 20,161 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 647,640 number, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +26.8% 22,177 number 28,115 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,520 number 23,392 number 23,649 number 2
2000s 24,583 number 22,177 number 28,115 number 10
2010s 20,133 number 19,671 number 21,577 number 10

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 166 Kiribati 24,317 number compare
  2. 167 Saint Lucia 22,645 number compare
  3. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20,548 number compare
  4. 170 Marshall Islands 19,561 number compare
  5. 171 Aruba 17,120 number compare
  6. 172 Antigua and Barbuda 15,266 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada was 20,161 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 28,115 number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 19,671 number in 2015.
How does Grenada rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Grenada ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Grenada data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.