Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 79th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.4% | — |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 37.6% | 59.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.9% | 65.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 65.6% | 75.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana was 75.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Guyana ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release