Education in Guyana 128 indicators covering education for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 94.6% 2011 up 22.6% 70th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 21 2024 down 25.0% 148th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 31 2024 down 22.5% 144th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 72 2024 down 35.1% 146th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 105 2024 down 30.5% 142nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 91.3% 2012 down 24.8% 164th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 95.7% 2012 down 22.4% 144th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 34.5% 126th Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,200 people 2100 down 36.8% 171st Population by level of education 172,300 people 2100 up 8.8% 180th Repeaters, primary, female 0.4% 2010 down 79.6% 134th Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2010 down 74.7% 133rd School enrollment, secondary, private 7.8% 2023 down 1.8% 125th School enrollment, primary 93.1% 2012 up 1.9% 101st Trained teachers in primary education 82.2% 2024 up 18.0% 99th Over-age students, primary 1.2% 2012 down 33.2% 163rd Secondary education, teachers 79.6% 2024 up 12.3% 12th School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% 2010 down 0.4% 96th School enrollment, primary, male 93.0% 2010 up 1.2% 86th Over-age students, primary, male 1.3% 2012 down 23.6% 163rd Over-age students, primary, female 1.0% 2012 down 42.8% 162nd Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th Progression to secondary school 95.2% 2009 up 38.0% 103rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.3% 2012 up 6.5% 73rd Trained teachers in primary education, female 86.1% 2024 up 22.1% 88th Trained teachers in primary education, male 55.3% 2024 down 11.9% 115th Primary education, pupils 49.2% 2012 up 0.6% 38th Tertiary education, academic staff 52.7% 2012 up 14.7% 34th Persistence to grade 5, female 96.9% 2011 up 15.3% 50th Persistence to grade 5, male 92.5% 2011 up 30.1% 72nd School enrollment, secondary 82.3% 2012 up 14.8% 78th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 93.6% 2009 up 42.0% 105th School enrollment, secondary, female 84.4% 2012 up 18.1% 68th School enrollment, secondary, male 80.3% 2012 up 11.7% 79th Progression to secondary school, female 96.9% 2009 up 34.1% 88th Expenditure on tertiary education 5.1% 2012 up 4.1% 155th Children out of school, primary 17,362 2023 up 5,873.2% 101st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.4% 2010 up 4.1% 87th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2010 up 5.4% 54th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.16 2012 down 10.9% 80th Expenditure on secondary education 33.3% 2012 up 41.4% 76th Expenditure on primary education 30.6% 2012 down 29.1% 89th Secondary education, pupils 50.0% 2012 down 0.6% 61st Children out of school, primary, female 8,815 2023 up 197.6% 104th Children out of school, primary, male 8,547 2023 up 247.0% 106th Trained teachers in preprimary education 75.0% 2024 up 15.0% 78th Trained teachers in secondary education 83.3% 2024 up 45.2% 66th Adolescents out of school 26.7% 2023 up 1,105.6% 34th Current education expenditure, total 85.4% 2012 up 0.8% 103rd Current education expenditure, primary 71.7% 2012 down 13.3% 125th Current education expenditure, secondary 90.7% 2012 up 9.8% 84th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 75.1% 2024 up 15.2% 75th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 91.1% 2024 up 49.2% 56th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 52.7% 2024 up 6.6% 87th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 20.29 2012 up 23.1% 50th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.63 2012 down 2.7% 101st Current education expenditure, tertiary 93.1% 2012 up 12.7% 46th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 46.2% 2024 down 23.1% 79th Adolescents out of school, female 28.0% 2023 up 1,468.9% 32nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →