Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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
- 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 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