Education in French Guiana

187 indicators covering education for French Guiana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, lower secondary education, male 12,253 2025 up 3.4% 172nd
School age population, tertiary education, female 13,700 2025 up 29.3% 175th
School age population, tertiary education, male 13,608 2025 up 31.7% 178th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 43,215 2025 up 9.6% 174th
School age population, secondary education, female 21,692 2025 up 10.2% 171st
School age population, secondary education, male 21,523 2025 up 9.1% 174th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 18,405 2025 up 16.4% 174th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 9,270 2025 up 17.7% 175th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 9,135 2025 up 15.2% 174th
Enrolment in primary education, male 8,738 1996 183rd
Enrolment in primary education, female 8,268 1996 183rd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 16,500 1997 up 73.7% 184th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% 1997 up 20.3% 154th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 802 1996 up 89.6% 186th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9,098 1996 up 121.0% 174th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 8,150 1997 up 80.3% 183rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% 1997 down 48.6% 68th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 8,350 1997 up 67.7% 183rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.7% 1997 up 24.2% 149th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.0% 1997 up 17.0% 158th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.0% 1997 down 45.2% 60th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.3% 1997 down 51.9% 70th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years 1996 down 4.7% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 115.2% 1996 down 5.7% 23rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 73.9% 1996 up 2.5% 127th
Teachers in primary education, female 593 1996 up 94.4% 184th
Teachers in primary education, male 209 1996 up 77.1% 177th
Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 217th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Start of the academic school year 1,996 1997 up 0.5% 212th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 6,076 2025 down 2.7% 175th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 3,123 2025 up 1.2% 175th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2,953 2025 down 6.5% 176th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 4,435 1996 171st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 4,663 1996 169th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2,276 1994 120th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1,120 1997 up 57.7% 178th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 90.5% 1997 up 19.2% 112th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.33 years 1997 up 19.2% 77th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.18 years 1996 up 15.9% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.9% 1996 up 14.3% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 92.6% 1997 up 11.8% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 88.3% 1997 up 27.6% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 1997 down 10.1% 69th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.49 years 1997 up 11.8% 75th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.18 years 1997 up 27.6% 80th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 1997 down 10.1% 71st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2023 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2023 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 3rd