Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada
Grenada: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 20,161 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Grenada, 1998–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +26.8% | 22,177 number | 28,115 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 166 Kiribati 24,317 number compare
- 167 Saint Lucia 22,645 number compare
- 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20,548 number compare
- 170 Marshall Islands 19,561 number compare
- 171 Aruba 17,120 number compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 15,266 number compare
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
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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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.