Children out of school, primary, female in Guyana
Guyana: Children out of school, primary, female was 8,815 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Guyana, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Guyana is 8,815, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 197.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Guyana peaked at 8,815 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 550, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 104th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8,008 | — |
| 1972 | 8,142 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 7,176 | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 8,318 | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 3,892 | -53.2% |
| 1979 | 4,895 | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 6,101 | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 4,436 | -27.3% |
| 1992 | 5,307 | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 5,627 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4,693 | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 6,056 | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 5,191 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 550 | -89.4% |
| 2009 | 2,962 | +438.5% |
| 2020 | 6,645 | +124.3% |
| 2021 | 7,719 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 8,815 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,738 | 3,892 | 8,318 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,101 | 6,101 | 6,101 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5,224 | 4,436 | 6,056 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,901 | 550 | 5,191 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7,726 | 6,645 | 8,815 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Guyana?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Guyana was 8,815 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,815 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Guyana ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.