Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.2 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8063 GPI, in 1999.
That places Guyana 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8063 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPI | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8063 GPI | 0.8063 GPI | 0.8063 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 58 Grenada 1.08 GPI compare
- 59 Mauritius 1.08 GPI compare
- 60 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.08 GPI compare
- 62 Luxembourg 1.07 GPI compare
- 63 Guatemala 1.07 GPI compare
- 64 United Kingdom 1.06 GPI compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Guyana was 1.07 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8063 GPI in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.