Preprimary education, duration in Guyana
Guyana: Preprimary education, duration was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Guyana, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Guyana stood at 2 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Guyana peaked at 2 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
Guyana ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
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- 166 Jordan 2 years compare
- 166 Kuwait 2 years compare
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- 166 Malta 2 years compare
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- 166 Nepal 2 years compare
- 166 Pakistan 2 years compare
- 166 Samoa 2 years compare
- 166 Seychelles 2 years compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 2 years compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
- 166 Sudan 2 years compare
- 166 Suriname 2 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 2 years compare
- 166 Tonga 2 years compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 years compare
- 166 Vanuatu 2 years compare
- 166 Palestine 2 years compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 2 years compare
More education data for Guyana
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,330 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 326,682 (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Guyana?
- Preprimary education, duration in Guyana was 2 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Guyana ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.