School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 43,129 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana is 43,129 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 65,686 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 43,129 number, in 2020.
That places Guyana 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,524 number | — |
| 1971 | 58,826 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 59,528 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 59,711 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 59,205 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 58,058 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 56,727 number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 57,285 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 58,907 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 61,112 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 63,378 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 65,238 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 65,686 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64,971 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 63,811 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 62,794 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 61,981 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 59,489 number | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 56,963 number | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 54,936 number | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 53,656 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 53,051 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 52,484 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 52,240 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 52,230 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 52,460 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52,796 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50,752 number | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 48,324 number | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 46,083 number | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 44,286 number | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 43,150 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 43,574 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 45,268 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 47,896 number | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 51,119 number | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 54,436 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 55,557 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 55,545 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 54,883 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 54,198 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 53,749 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 53,015 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 51,956 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 50,706 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 49,437 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 48,249 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 46,675 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 45,321 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 44,167 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 43,129 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,688 number | 56,727 number | 61,112 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,925 number | 54,936 number | 65,686 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,408 number | 46,083 number | 53,656 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,571 number | 43,150 number | 55,557 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,747 number | 44,167 number | 54,198 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,129 number | 43,129 number | 43,129 number | 1 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Guyana was 43,129 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 65,686 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,129 number in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.