Children out of school, female in Guyana
Guyana: Children out of school, female was 18.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Guyana, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 18.5% for children out of school, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 217.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Guyana peaked at 20.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.3% | — |
| 1972 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -53.3% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +28.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -88.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +460.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +231.9% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -8.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 18.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 7.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 18.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +460.3% | 1.0% | 5.8% |
| 2020 | +231.9% | 5.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 5.9% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.0% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 20.3% | 3 |
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 children out of school, female in Guyana?
- Children out of school, female in Guyana was 18.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for children out of school, female?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.