Education
73% of Grenadians aged 30 years
and over have no formal education certification.
There are three Skills Training Centres, Enrolment is 442. (2006
est.) Three Special Education Centers are available on the island: enrolment is 136. (2006 est.)
17% of central government expenditure is allocated to education.
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Poverty
National survey data reveals
32.1% of all individuals in Grenada have an
annual expenditure of less than EC $3,262.
Males account for 49% of poor persons, while females count for the
remaining 51%.
33% of all males in the country live below the poverty line and 32%
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Children
/ Youth
56% of the poor population of
Grenada is less than 25 years old.
51% of the population are living below the poverty line and are less
than 20 years old. Children 14 and under make up 41% of the poor as
opposed to 28% of the non poor.
The greater proclivity of poor women to have large families is
demonstrated by the fact that children 0-14 make up 41% of the poor
as opposed to 28% of the non poor.
Youth Dependency Ratio is 71.5%
26 child custody cases were reported between Jan- Sept 2008 period. |
