Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 7,168 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana stood at 7,168 number.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 11,789 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 6,850 number, in 2017.
That places Guyana 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,237 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,296 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 11,200 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 11,209 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 11,303 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 11,482 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 11,724 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 11,789 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 11,711 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 11,531 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 11,281 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 11,022 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 10,741 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 10,390 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 10,017 number | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 9,676 number | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 9,421 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,291 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 9,233 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 9,201 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9,127 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 8,927 number | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 8,876 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 8,822 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 8,768 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8,718 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8,689 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 8,705 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8,888 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9,169 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9,481 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9,723 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 9,800 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9,714 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9,522 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9,276 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9,054 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8,770 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 8,512 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 8,274 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8,044 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7,809 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 7,598 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7,386 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,187 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7,015 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,885 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,850 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,918 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,042 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7,168 number | +1.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 7,168 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 33% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 7,168 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,448 number | 11,200 number | 11,789 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,027 number | 9,201 number | 11,281 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,869 number | 8,689 number | 9,169 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,213 number | 8,274 number | 9,800 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,273 number | 6,850 number | 8,044 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,168 number | 7,168 number | 7,168 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Guyana was 7,168 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,789 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,850 number in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.