School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 22,026 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 22,026 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 23,923 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 14,309 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, female (number) (School) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,766 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,890 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 22,833 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 22,954 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 23,219 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 23,568 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 23,923 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 23,687 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 23,232 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 22,656 number | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 22,088 number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 21,698 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 21,083 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 20,395 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 19,735 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 19,231 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 19,007 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 18,933 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 18,920 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 18,848 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 18,552 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 17,838 number | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 17,727 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 17,647 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 17,607 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17,639 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 17,800 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 18,191 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 18,785 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 19,415 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19,865 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 19,869 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,586 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 19,054 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 18,399 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 17,805 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 17,494 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 16,931 number | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 16,430 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15,970 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 15,521 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 15,051 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 14,667 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 14,309 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 20,919 number | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 20,755 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 20,688 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 21,045 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21,553 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 22,026 number | +2.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 22,026 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 36% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 22,026 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69,691 number, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 | +46.2% | 14,309 number | 20,919 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,173 number | 22,656 number | 23,923 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,994 number | 18,848 number | 22,088 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,120 number | 17,607 number | 19,415 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,140 number | 15,970 number | 19,869 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,653 number | 14,309 number | 22,026 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 154 Solomon Islands 28,641 number compare
- 155 Estonia 28,173 number compare
- 156 Fiji 26,251 number compare
- 158 Djibouti 20,559 number compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 18,644 number compare
- 160 Cape Verde 15,918 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, female in Guyana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Guyana was 22,026 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 23,923 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,309 number in 2013.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.