Children out of school, primary, male in Guyana
Guyana: Children out of school, primary, male was 8,547 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male 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, male in Guyana is 8,547, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 247.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Guyana peaked at 8,547 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 125, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 106th 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, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7,624 | — |
| 1972 | 7,594 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 7,258 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 8,352 | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 3,555 | -57.4% |
| 1979 | 4,850 | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 5,520 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 3,828 | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 4,592 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 5,380 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 4,589 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 6,134 | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 4,282 | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 125 | -97.1% |
| 2009 | 2,463 | +1870.4% |
| 2020 | 6,363 | +158.3% |
| 2021 | 7,754 | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 8,547 | +10.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary, male 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 | +1870.4% | 125 | 2,463 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,539 | 3,555 | 8,352 | 6 |
| 1980s | 5,520 | 5,520 | 5,520 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4,905 | 3,828 | 6,134 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,290 | 125 | 4,282 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7,555 | 6,363 | 8,547 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 103 Thailand 8,980 compare
- 104 East Timor 8,710 compare
- 105 United Kingdom 8,643 compare
- 107 Belarus 8,421 compare
- 108 Bulgaria 7,586 compare
- 109 Tajikistan 7,060 compare
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Guyana?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Guyana was 8,547 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,547 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Guyana ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 247.0%. 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, male. 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.