Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana
Guyana: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 1999.
Guyana ranks 25th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Guyana was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Guyana ranks 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release