Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 83.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana peaked at 83.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.0% | — |
| 2005 | 54.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 54.9% | 57.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 71.2% | 83.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
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 83.3% 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 83.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Guyana ranks 67th out of 110 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 45.2%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release