Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana is 86.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 91st out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … primary female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +27.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 86.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 86.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +27.6% | 67.5% | 86.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 51.4% | 64.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 67.5% | 86.1% | 2 |
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana was 86.1% 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 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Guyana ranks 91st out of 131 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 22.1%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release