School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 6,856 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 6,856 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 11,224 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6,856 number, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 160th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,219 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,375 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10,346 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 10,220 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 9,982 number | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 9,774 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 9,797 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 10,238 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 10,609 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 10,954 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 11,202 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 11,224 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 11,053 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,860 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 10,654 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 10,407 number | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 10,088 number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 9,618 number | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 9,303 number | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 9,118 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 9,023 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 8,977 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8,888 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8,855 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 8,874 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,879 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,794 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8,379 number | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 8,046 number | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 7,765 number | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 7,630 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7,772 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8,138 number | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 8,532 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9,005 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 9,434 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 9,611 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9,356 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9,172 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9,024 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8,866 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,691 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8,488 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8,292 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8,116 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 7,943 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7,741 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7,443 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7,204 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6,995 number | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6,856 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,251 number | 9,774 number | 10,954 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,353 number | 9,118 number | 11,224 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,648 number | 7,765 number | 9,023 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,767 number | 7,630 number | 9,611 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,978 number | 6,995 number | 8,866 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,856 number | 6,856 number | 6,856 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Guyana was 6,856 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,224 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,856 number in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.