Education in Grenada
Education in GrenadaMinistry of Education and Human Resource Development |
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Minister of Education and Human Resource Development |
Arlene Buckmire-Outram |
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General details |
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Primary languages |
English |
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Literacy (2009) |
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Total |
96% |
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Male |
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Female |
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Primary |
97.5% (%attendance rate) |
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Education in Grenada is free and compulsory between the ages of 6 and 14 years.[1] In 1998, the gross primary enrollment rate was 125.5 percent, while the net primary enrollment rate was 97.5 percent.[1] Despite the high enrollment rate, poverty, poor school facilities, and the periodic need to help with family farm harvests have resulted in approximately a 7 percent absenteeism rate among primary school children.[1]
References
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