Primary education, teachers in Guyana
Guyana: Primary education, teachers was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Guyana stood at 87.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Guyana peaked at 88.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 49th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.6% | 54.8% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 69.6% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 76.1% | 85.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 84.9% | 88.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 88.1% | 88.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.3% | 88.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 46 United States 87.5% compare
- 47 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 48 Germany 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 87.1% compare
- 51 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 52 Netherlands 87.0% compare
More education data for Guyana
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (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 primary education, teachers in Guyana?
- Primary education, teachers in Guyana was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for primary education, teachers?
- Guyana ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.