Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada

Grenada: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 2.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
2.4%
World rank
86th
of 184 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 1977
All-time low
2.4%
in 2017
Years of data
11
1975–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada, 1975–2017

2468101975199620171975: 5.8 %1976: 6.7 %1977: 11 %1978: 10.5 %1982: 5.5 %1983: 6.5 %1984: 8.4 %2001: 3.6 %2003: 3.2 %2004: 3.4 %2017: 2.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Grenada recorded 2.4% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada peaked at 11.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.

That places Grenada 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.5% 5.8% 11.0% 4
1980s 6.8% 5.5% 8.4% 3
2000s 3.4% 3.2% 3.6% 3
2010s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 83 Türkiye 2.7% compare
  2. 84 Sudan 2.6% compare
  3. 85 Spain 2.5% compare
  4. 87 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.3% compare
  5. 88 Belgium 2.3% compare
  6. 89 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.1% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

More reference data data for Grenada

All data for Grenada →

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada was 2.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1977.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
How does Grenada rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Grenada ranks 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-percent/grenada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/repetition-rate-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-percent/grenada/">Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Grenada</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.