Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in French Guiana
French Guiana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,151 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in French Guiana, 1983–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 3,151 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in French Guiana peaked at 3,216 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 776, in 1983.
That places French Guiana 174th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 776 | — |
| 1984 | 837 | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 904 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 973 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 1,039 | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 1,111 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1,203 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 1,282 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1,313 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,345 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,390 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1,442 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,505 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,614 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,730 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3,216 | +85.9% |
| 2018 | 3,033 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3,191 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 2,913 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2,988 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,045 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,955 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,067 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 3,151 | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 | +85.9% | 1,730 | 3,216 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 977.57 | 776 | 1,203 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,453 | 1,282 | 1,730 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,147 | 3,033 | 3,216 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,020 | 2,913 | 3,151 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 171 Luxembourg 3,675 compare
- 172 Maldives 3,492 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,310 compare
- 175 Macau, China 3,100 compare
- 176 Samoa 3,005 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 2,920 compare
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, male in French Guiana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in French Guiana was 3,151 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,216 in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 776 in 1983.
- How does French Guiana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- French Guiana ranks 174th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release