Guyana vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Guyana
87.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
77.8%
in 2024
Guyana rank
54th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
52nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Guyana
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 87.3% against 77.8% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Guyana ranks 54th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 52nd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.6% | 79.9% | 14.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 79.3% | 8.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 78.1% | 2.7% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 77.6% | 9.0% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 77.6% | 10.8% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 78.0% | 9.8% | 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?
- Guyana, at 87.3% against 77.8% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 9.5%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Guyana ranks 54th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 52nd 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