Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana
Guyana: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana stood at 2.4. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana peaked at 6.34 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2024.
That places Guyana 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 | 5.83 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.09 | 5.58 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.59 | 3.86 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 | 3.19 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 | 3.12 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 2.65 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 | 2.52 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 | 2.4 | 2.49 | 5 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,330 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Guyana was 2.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Guyana ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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