Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 22,678 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana stood at 22,678.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana peaked at 28,523 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19,017, in 2023.
That places Guyana 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22,403 | — |
| 2001 | 25,766 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 26,142 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 26,523 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27,669 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 27,919 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27,775 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 28,523 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27,260 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 21,170 | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 21,381 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 19,017 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 22,678 | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,403 | 22,403 | 22,403 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26,804 | 25,766 | 27,919 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27,853 | 27,260 | 28,523 | 3 |
| 2020s | 21,062 | 19,017 | 22,678 | 4 |
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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 enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Guyana was 22,678 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 28,523 in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,017 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release