Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 34.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Guyana is 34.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Guyana peaked at 75.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2010.
That places Guyana 41st 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 25+ with primary in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.2% | — |
| 1965 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 75.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 66.8% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 58.8% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.9% | 73.2% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 75.3% | 75.0% | 75.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.9% | 66.8% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.8% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.7% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 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 25+ with primary in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Guyana was 34.4% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Guyana ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)