Population, age 18, total in Guyana
Guyana: Population, age 18, total was 14,979 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 18, total in Guyana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 18, total in Guyana is 14,979, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Guyana peaked at 16,937 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11,621, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 16,818 | 16,724 | 16,937 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,352 | 11,621 | 16,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,318 | 12,039 | 14,979 | 5 |
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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 18, total in Guyana?
- Population, age 18, total in Guyana was 14,979 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,937 in 1997.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,621 in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for population, age 18, total?
- Guyana ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 18, 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.