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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
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.