School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 21,366 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 21,366 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana peaked at 32,628 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 21,366 number, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 160th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,543 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,223 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 29,595 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 29,656 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 29,348 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 28,707 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 27,969 number | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 28,277 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 29,123 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 30,245 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 31,362 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 32,245 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 32,628 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 32,424 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 31,898 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 31,321 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 30,780 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 29,541 number | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 28,424 number | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 27,584 number | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 27,074 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 26,837 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 26,516 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 26,339 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 26,254 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 26,253 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,281 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 25,322 number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 24,191 number | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 23,139 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 22,277 number | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 21,713 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 21,774 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 22,481 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 23,681 number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 25,225 number | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 26,869 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 27,495 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 27,536 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27,207 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 26,788 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 26,432 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26,000 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 25,511 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25,009 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24,553 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24,149 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 23,423 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 22,698 number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 22,007 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 21,366 number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,069 number | 27,969 number | 30,245 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,821 number | 27,584 number | 32,628 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,821 number | 23,139 number | 27,074 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,626 number | 21,713 number | 27,536 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,657 number | 22,007 number | 26,788 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,366 number | 21,366 number | 21,366 number | 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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana was 21,366 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 32,628 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,366 number in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.