Official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana
Guyana: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
Guyana ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | — |
| 1971 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 14 Aruba 4 compare
- 14 Benin 4 compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 compare
- 14 Brazil 4 compare
- 14 Cameroon 4 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 compare
- 14 Egypt 4 compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Eritrea 4 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 14 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 4 compare
- 14 Ghana 4 compare
- 14 Greece 4 compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 compare
- 14 Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Iraq 4 compare
- 14 Jordan 4 compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 compare
- 14 Libya 4 compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 compare
- 14 Maldives 4 compare
- 14 Mali 4 compare
- 14 Morocco 4 compare
- 14 Naoero 4 compare
- 14 Niger 4 compare
- 14 Oman 4 compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 compare
- 14 Panama 4 compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 compare
- 14 Sudan 4 compare
- 14 Suriname 4 compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 compare
- 14 Tonga 4 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Guyana was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Guyana ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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