Guyana vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Guyana
87.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
77.6%
in 2024
Guyana rank
54th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
54th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Guyana
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 87.3% against 77.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Guyana ranks 54th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 54th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.6% | 80.4% | 14.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 79.4% | 8.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 78.0% | 2.8% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 77.5% | 9.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 77.5% | 10.9% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 77.8% | 10.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Guyana or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Guyana, at 87.3% against 77.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 9.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Guyana ranks 54th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 54th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release