Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 16.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana is 16.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana peaked at 43.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2010.
That places Guyana 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1965 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 38.9% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.7% | 43.6% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 41.7% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 34.5% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Guyana was 16.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Guyana ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary