School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.57 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana stood at 1.57 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.59 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2415 GPI, in 1971.
That places Guyana 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4426 GPI | 0.2415 GPI | 0.7988 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8057 GPI | 0.6874 GPI | 0.9392 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8614 GPI | 0.7215 GPI | 0.9989 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.48 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.54 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.55 GPI | 1.5 GPI | 1.59 GPI | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.57 GPI | 1.56 GPI | 1.57 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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 school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Guyana was 1.57 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2415 GPI in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.