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] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[2] finds that Grenada is fulfilling only 88.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.
While taking into consideration Grenada's income level, the nation is achieving 88.5% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education and 88.9% for secondary education.