Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Guyana
0.0076 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.0076 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0036 units per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0057 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0028 units per person Guyana
1980s 0.0046 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0011 units per person Guyana
1990s 0.0047 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0015 units per person Guyana
2000s 0.0055 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0021 units per person Guyana
2010s 0.0054 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0016 units per person Guyana
2020s 0.0069 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0028 units per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 0.0076 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0036 units per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Guyana ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.