School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 85,904 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 85,904 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 138,636 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 85,191 number, in 2019.
Guyana ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132,706 number | 129,247 number | 138,636 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,851 number | 109,689 number | 138,027 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,990 number | 100,177 number | 108,809 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,648 number | 103,198 number | 115,736 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,832 number | 85,191 number | 102,846 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,904 number | 85,904 number | 85,904 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Guyana?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Guyana was 85,904 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 138,636 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,191 number in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.