School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 45,368 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guyana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guyana is 45,368 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 48,558 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 28,780 number, in 2013.
Guyana ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46,269 number | — |
| 1971 | 46,568 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 46,434 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 46,649 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 47,148 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 47,832 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 48,558 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 48,106 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 47,215 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 46,074 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 44,925 number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 44,104 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 42,866 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 41,469 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 40,102 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 39,009 number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 38,444 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 38,257 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 38,230 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 38,097 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 37,503 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 36,013 number | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 35,683 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 35,407 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 35,244 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 35,320 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 35,817 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 36,686 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 38,025 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 39,444 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 40,433 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 40,375 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 39,897 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 38,890 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 37,598 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 36,381 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 35,697 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 34,412 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 33,154 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 31,957 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 30,848 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 29,857 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29,227 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 28,780 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 42,784 number | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 42,597 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 42,611 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43,400 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 44,435 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 45,368 number | +2.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 45,368 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,151 number, 36% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 45,368 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142,639 number, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +48.7% | 28,780 number | 42,784 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,085 number | 46,074 number | 48,558 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,550 number | 38,097 number | 44,925 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,514 number | 35,244 number | 39,444 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,879 number | 31,957 number | 40,433 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,991 number | 28,780 number | 45,368 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 154 Solomon Islands 59,137 number compare
- 155 Estonia 57,687 number compare
- 156 Fiji 53,856 number compare
- 158 Djibouti 40,649 number compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 37,908 number compare
- 160 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guyana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Guyana was 45,368 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 48,558 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,780 number in 2013.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.