School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana

Guyana: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 21,366 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
21,366 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
160th
of 205 countries
All-time high
32,628 number
in 1982
All-time low
21,366 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Guyana, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 157 Bahrain 26,560 number compare
  2. 158 Mauritius 23,630 number compare
  3. 159 Solomon Islands 22,150 number compare
  4. 161 Estonia 19,879 number compare
  5. 162 Suriname 19,756 number compare
  6. 163 Belize 15,100 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.