Education in Guyana 128 indicators covering education for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 64.1% 2025 down 0.5% 115th Population ages 0-14 28.9% 2025 down 4.4% 76th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 97.6% 2024 down 7.3% 131st Primary education, teachers 6,330 2024 up 55.2% 152nd School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% 2024 down 7.8% 131st School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% 2024 down 6.8% 127th Labor force, total 326,682 2025 up 10.7% 164th Labor force, female 44.9% 2025 up 14.7% 102nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9639 GPI 2012 down 0.8% 159th School enrollment, secondary 91.4% 2024 down 10.9% 100th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 31.8% 62nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5 per 1,000 2024 down 26.5% 55th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.9% 70th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 31.6% 93rd Secondary education, teachers 6,700 2024 up 58.2% 151st School enrollment, secondary, female 92.0% 2024 down 11.4% 105th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.9% 2024 down 10.4% 96th School enrollment, tertiary 26.4% 2024 up 125.9% 117th School enrollment, primary, private 11.1% 2023 up 55.9% 107th School enrollment, preprimary 62.3% 2014 down 27.5% 110th School enrollment, tertiary, female 37.4% 2024 up 139.7% 110th School enrollment, tertiary, male 15.9% 2024 up 103.9% 136th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2012 up 3.5% 75th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.57 GPI 2024 up 5.0% 7th Secondary education, teachers, female 5,333 2024 up 77.6% 136th Primary completion rate, female 103.3% 2012 up 29.9% 26th Primary completion rate, male 105.4% 2012 up 16.9% 15th Government expenditure on education, total 4.5% 2018 up 86.1% 83rd Secondary education, general pupils 81,386 2012 up 23.7% 152nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 81.3% 2010 down 8.9% 116th School enrollment, preprimary, female 59.9% 2014 down 30.9% 109th School enrollment, preprimary, male 64.4% 2014 down 24.5% 105th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 92.2% 2011 up 41.6% 93rd Government expenditure on education, total 7.2% 2025 down 59.6% 182nd Secondary education, general pupils 50.5% 2012 down 0.5% 74th Lower secondary completion rate, female 87.4% 2010 down 6.0% 102nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 75.3% 2010 down 12.0% 118th Children out of school 18.0% 2023 up 5,454.1% 30th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 94,786 2024 up 0.3% 156th Secondary education, pupils 69,542 2024 down 19.1% 155th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 94.7% 2011 up 37.4% 73rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 89.8% 2011 up 46.0% 89th Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,548 2012 down 26.8% 148th Number of under-five deaths, female 179 2024 down 27.8% 126th Number of infant deaths, male 221 2024 down 27.1% 124th Number of infant deaths, female 164 2024 down 27.4% 125th Number of under-five deaths, male 240 2024 down 27.5% 126th Children out of school, female 18.5% 2023 up 217.3% 30th Children out of school, male 17.4% 2023 up 271.9% 33rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 41.4% 2012 down 9.7% 93rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 93.5% 2012 down 23.6% 158th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.4% 2025 down 13.1% 31st Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 10.8% 2025 down 5.8% 28th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 12.0% 2025 down 8.0% 26th Primary education, teachers 87.3% 2024 down 1.4% 49th Repeaters, primary, total 0.5% 2010 down 76.9% 136th Page 1 of 3 Next →