Guyana vs World: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Guyana
0.0076 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
26th
World rank
23rd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • World
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.0076 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0034 units per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0057 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0016 units per person Guyana
1980s 0.0046 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0004 units per person Guyana
1990s 0.0047 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0006 units per person Guyana
2000s 0.0055 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0014 units per person Guyana
2010s 0.0054 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0013 units per person Guyana
2020s 0.0069 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0027 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 World?
Guyana, at 0.0076 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Guyana and World?
0.0034 units per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Guyana and World rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Guyana ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd 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.