Population, age 21, total in Guyana
Guyana: Population, age 21, total was 12,538 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 21, total in Guyana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Guyana is 12,538, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Guyana peaked at 16,388 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9,972, in 2010.
That places Guyana 159th 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 | 15,974 | 15,393 | 16,388 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,328 | 10,270 | 15,578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,833 | 9,972 | 12,538 | 5 |
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- 156 Bahrain 13,931 compare
- 157 Cyprus 13,441 compare
- 158 Qatar 13,257 compare
- 160 Cape Verde 12,310 compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 11,674 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 11,554 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 21, total in Guyana?
- Population, age 21, total in Guyana was 12,538 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,388 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,972 in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for population, age 21, total?
- Guyana ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 21, 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.