School enrollment, preprimary in Guyana
Guyana: School enrollment, preprimary was 62.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Guyana, 1977–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 62.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2014.
That represents a change of down 34.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Guyana peaked at 95.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1977.
That places Guyana 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.1% | 53.6% | 58.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 67.6% | 59.9% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 74.9% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 81.9% | 91.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 62.3% | 95.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 school enrollment, preprimary in Guyana?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Guyana was 62.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1977.
- How does Guyana rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Guyana ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.