Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 82.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 101st of 139 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 | 51.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 51.4% | 63.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 66.1% | 69.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 66.2% | 82.2% | 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 82.2% 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 82.2% 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 101st out of 139 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 18.0%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release