Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana
French Guiana: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,953 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 2,953 for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2025.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana peaked at 3,225 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,031, in 1989.
French Guiana ranks 176th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,031 | — |
| 1990 | 1,100 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,154 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,195 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,244 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1,314 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1,364 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,391 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,422 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,157 | +122.0% |
| 2018 | 3,097 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,202 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,151 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,075 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,075 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,022 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,225 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 2,953 | -8.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 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 | +122.0% | 1,422 | 3,157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,031 | 1,031 | 1,031 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,273 | 1,100 | 1,422 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,152 | 3,097 | 3,202 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,084 | 2,953 | 3,225 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 173 Macau, China 3,500 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,469 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,015 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,857 compare
- 178 Bahamas 2,677 compare
- 179 Iceland 2,475 compare
More education data for French Guiana
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.2 % change on previous year (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (1984)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,350 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (1997)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,150 (1997)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,098 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in French Guiana was 2,953 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,225 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,031 in 1989.
- How does French Guiana rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- French Guiana ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release