Population, age 16, total in Guyana
Guyana: Population, age 16, total was 15,692 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 16, total in Guyana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Guyana stood at 15,692.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Guyana peaked at 17,471 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,420, in 2006.
That places Guyana 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,124 | 16,520 | 17,471 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,627 | 12,420 | 16,059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,632 | 13,584 | 15,692 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 151 Latvia 18,007 compare
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 17,881 compare
- 153 Fiji 17,697 compare
- 155 Bhutan 13,467 compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 13,428 compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 12,876 compare
More education data for Guyana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Guyana?
- Population, age 16, total in Guyana was 15,692 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 17,471 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,420 in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for population, age 16, total?
- Guyana ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.