Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana
French Guiana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 6,494 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana, 1983–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 6,494 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana peaked at 6,494 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,517, in 1983.
French Guiana ranks 173rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1,517 | — |
| 1984 | 1,642 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1,779 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 1,920 | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 2,060 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 2,207 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 2,394 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 2,549 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 2,613 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 2,672 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,760 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2,860 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2,982 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 3,189 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 3,418 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 6,371 | +86.4% |
| 2018 | 6,063 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,255 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6,065 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5,899 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6,169 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 5,976 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6,346 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 6,494 | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +86.4% | 3,418 | 6,371 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,931 | 1,517 | 2,394 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,880 | 2,549 | 3,418 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6,230 | 6,063 | 6,371 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6,158 | 5,899 | 6,494 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More education data for French Guiana
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 802 (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 593 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,098 (1996)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,150 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,350 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (1984)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,006 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in French Guiana was 6,494 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,494 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,517 in 1983.
- How does French Guiana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- French Guiana ranks 173rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release