School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8,511 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8,511
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
159th
of 222 countries
All-time high
11,746
in 1977
All-time low
7,470
in 2011
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 8,511 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana peaked at 11,746 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 7,470, in 2011.
That places Guyana 159th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,408 | — |
| 1971 | 11,444 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 11,489 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 11,527 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 11,585 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 11,636 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 11,690 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 11,746 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 11,726 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 11,620 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 11,421 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 11,283 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 10,998 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 10,707 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 10,445 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 10,209 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 9,956 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 9,881 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9,673 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 9,505 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 9,382 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 9,305 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 9,254 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 9,290 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 9,346 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9,575 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 9,797 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10,157 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 10,179 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,226 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10,306 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10,311 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,225 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10,120 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,878 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9,532 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 9,128 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 8,715 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 8,261 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 7,885 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 7,620 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7,470 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,471 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,634 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7,782 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 7,877 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,882 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,948 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,998 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,228 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8,281 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8,333 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8,355 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,323 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8,283 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 8,511 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,587 | 11,408 | 11,746 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,408 | 9,505 | 11,421 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,651 | 9,254 | 10,226 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,436 | 7,885 | 10,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,791 | 7,470 | 8,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,348 | 8,281 | 8,511 | 6 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 805 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,646 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Guyana was 8,511 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,746 in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,470 in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Guyana ranks 159th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release