Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1.16 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana stood at 1.16 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9946 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Guyana 18th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9946 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana was 1.16 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.16 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9946 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Guyana ranks 18th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release