MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT to 2015/2016 ions up oject d pr s an ion sit po nt se re p STATISTICAL s, nd re t st DIGEST pa 2014 S T A T I S T I C A L D I V I S I O N PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT Education Statistical Digest, July 2014 Past Trends, Present Position and Projections up to 2015/16 Statistical Division Planning and Development Unit Ministry of Education and Human Resource, Grenada Produced by: Statistical Division, Planning and Development Unit Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development First Printing: Statistical Division, Planning and Development Unit Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development Mass Production: Production Unit, Ministry of Education Data input and Collation: Special recognition to Mrs. Ann DuFont-Lee, Statistical Assistant, for her unstinting work and assistance. Design of Cover And Separators: Production Unit Ministry of Education Binding: Production Unit, Ministry of Education © Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development, 2014 Page CONTENTS List of Tables ii List of Figures xv Introduction xvii Technical Notes on Concepts and Methods Used xviii Section 1: Pre- School Centres …………………………………. 1 Section 2: Primary Schools …………………………………. 13 Section 3: Special Education Centres …………………………………. 70 Section 4: Secondary Schools …………………………………. 74 Section 5: Skills Training Centres …………………………………. 112 Section 6: Tertiary Education ………………………………… 113 Section 7: Private Schools ………………………………… 121 Section 8: Demand for and Supply of Resources………………………………... 129 Section 9: Library Services ………………………………… 135 Section 10: Projection of Population by Specific Education Age-Groups ………………………………… 137 i Page List of Tables Section 1: Pre-School Centres Table1: Changes in Average Size, Pupil/Teacher Ratio and Number of Teachers per Public Pre-School Centres, 1995/96 to 2012/13 1 Table 2: Percentage Share of Females in Pre-School Centres, 1995/96 and 2012/13 2 Table 3a: Total Number of Children Enrolled in Pre-School Centres by Gender and Age, 2000/01 to 2012/13 2 Table 3b: Percentage Share of Boys and Girls Enrolled in Public Pre-School Centres by Age, 2000/01 to 2012/13 3 Table 4: Growth in the Number of Public Pre-School Centres by Parish, 1995/96 to 2012/13 4 Table 5: Growth of Enrolment in Public Pre-School Centres by Parish, 1995/96 to 2008/09 4 Table 6: Percentage Share of Girls in Public Pre-School Centres by Parish, 1995/96 and 2012/13 4 Table 7: Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment), 2012/13 5 Table 8: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Size (Enrolment) within Parishes, 2012/13 6 Table 9: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher, Ratio 2012/13 7 Table 9: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratios, 2012/13 8 Table 10: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratios within Parishes, 2012/13 9 Table 10: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratios within Parishes, 2012/13 10 Table 10: Public Pre-School Centres Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratios within Parishes, 2012/13 11 ii Page Table 11: Growth in the Number of Public Pre-School Teachers by Parish, 1995/96 to 2012/13 12 Table 12: Changes in Child/Teacher Ratios in Pre-School Centres by Parish, 1995/96 to 2012/13 12 Section 2: Primary Schools Table 13: Average Size, Pupil/Teacher Ratio, Number of Teachers per Public Primary School and Unit Expenditure per Pupil, 1996/97 to 2012/13 13 Table 14: Percentage Share of Girls in Total Enrolment in Public Primary Schools, 1994/95 to 2012/13 14 Table 15: Percentage Share of Boys in Total Enrolment in Public Primary Schools, 1994/95 to 2012/13 15 Table 16: Total Number of Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 1996/97 to 2012/13 16 Table 17: Number of Male Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 1996/97 to 2012/13 16 Table 18: Number of Female Dropouts at the Primary School Level by Grade, 1996/97 to 2012/13 17 Table 19: Total Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 1996/97 to 2012/13 18 Table 20: Male Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 1996/97 to 2012/13 18 Table 21: Female Repetition Rates at the Primary School Level, 1996/97 to 2012/13 19 Table 22: Percentage Share of Male and Female Repeaters at the Primary School Level, 1997/98 to 2012/13 19 Table 23: Percentage of Repeaters by Parish at the Primary School Level, 2012/13 20 Table 23: Percentage of Repeaters by Parish at the Primary School Level, 2012/13 21 Table 24: Primary Schools Ranked According to Size (Enrolment), 2012/13 22 Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 23 Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 24 iii Page Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 25 Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 26 Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 27 Table 25: Enrolment and Percentage of Girls in Primary Schools by Parish, 1997/98 to 2012/13 28 Table 26: Primary Schools Ranked According to Capacity, 2012/13 29 Table 26: Primary Schools Ranked According to Capacity, 2012/13 (Cont’d) 30 Table 27: Enrolment and Capacity by Parish in Primary Schools, 2012/13 31 Table 27: Enrolment and Capacity by Parish in Primary Schools, 2012/13 32 Table 28: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools, 1994/95 to 2012/13 33 Table 28: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools by Parish, 1998/99 to 2012/13 34 Table 29: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools by Parish, 1998/99 to 2012/13 35 Table 29: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools by Parish, 1998/99 to 2012/13 36 Table 29: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools by Parish, 1998/99 to 2012/13 37 Table 29: Percentage Distribution of Enrolment of Infants, Juniors and Seniors in Public Primary Schools by Parish, 1998/99 to 2012/13 38 Table 30: Changes in the Total Number of Students in Primary Schools by Grade, 1994/95 to 2012/13 39 Table 31: Changes in the Number of Male Students in Primary Schools by Grade, 1994/95 to 2012/13 39 Table 32: Changes in the Number of Female Students in Primary Schools by Grades, 1994/95 to 2012/13 40 Table 33: Changes in Flow Rates of Total Enrolment by Grades for Infant and Junior Primary Levels, 1994/95 to 2012/13 41 Table 34: Changes in Flow Rates of Male Enrolment by Grades for Infant and Junior Primary Levels, 1994/95 to 2012/13 41 Table 35: Changes in Flow Rates of Female Enrolment by Grades for Infant iv Page and Junior Primary Levels, 1994/95 to 2012/13 42 Table 36: Changes in Flow Rates of Total Enrolment by Grades for Senior Primary Level, 1994/95 to 2012/13 43 Table 37: Changes in Flow Rates of Male Enrolment by Grades for Senior Primary Level, 1994/95 to 2012/13 43 Table 38: Changes in Flow rates of Female Enrolment by Grades for Senior Primary Level, 1994/95 to 2012/13 44 Table 39: Projections of Enrolment in Infant and Junior Primary Grades in Grenada, 2008/09 to 2012/13 45 Table 40: Actual and Projected Gross Enrolment Rates of Children in Primary Classes in Relation to School Going Population in Age Group 5 to 11, 1995/96 to 2012/13 46 Table 41: Projections of Enrolment in Senior Primary Grades, 2008/09 to 2015/16 47 Table 42: Actual Enrolment by Levels of Primary Education, 2000/01 to 2012/13 48 Table 43: Percentage of Over-aged and Under-aged Children by Grade in Primary Schools, 2012/13 49 Table 44: Net Enrolment by Grade in Primary Schools, 2012/13 49 Table 45: Percentage of Over-aged and Under-aged Children by Grade and Parish in Primary Schools, 2012/13 50 Table 45: Percentage of Over-aged and Under-aged Children by Grade and Parish in Primary Schools, 2012/13 51 Table 45: Percentage of Over-aged and Under-aged Children by Grade and Parish in Primary Schools, 2012/13(Cont’d) 52 Table 46: Student Enrolment in Primary Schools by Age, 2012/13 53 Table 47: Student Enrolment in Primary Schools by Age, Grade and Gender, 2012/13 54 Table 48: Changes in Percentage Share of Females in Total Number of Teachers in Primary Schools, 1994/95 to 2012/13 55 Table 49: Percentage of Trained Teachers in Primary Schools, 2000/01 to 2012/13 56 Table 50: Percentage of Trained Male Teachers in Primary Schools, 2000/01 to 2012/13 56 Table 51: Percentage of Trained Female Teachers in Primary Schools, 2000/01 to 2012/13 57 Table 52: Changes in Percentage Share of Females among Trained Teachers v Page in Primary Schools, 2000/01 to 2012/13 57 Table 53: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio, 2012/13 58 Table 53: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio, 2012/13(Cont’d) 59 Table 53: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio, 2012/13(Cont’d) 60 Table 54: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio Within Parishes, 2012/13 61 Table 54: Primary Schools Ranked According to Pupil/Teacher Ratio Within Parishes, 2012/13(Cont’d) 62 Table 55: Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained Teachers, 2012/13 63 Table 55: Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained Teachers, 2012/13(Cont’d) 64 Table 56: Primary Schools Ranked According to Percentage of Trained Teachers within Parishes, 2012/13 65 Table 56: