School age population, primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, primary education, female was 47,965 in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Guyana, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Guyana stood at 47,965.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 66,001 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 43,011, in 2014.
That places Guyana 159th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65,264 | 64,049 | 65,915 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,406 | 55,727 | 66,001 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,749 | 51,655 | 54,543 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,086 | 50,734 | 56,837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,647 | 43,011 | 48,436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,245 | 46,173 | 47,965 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 156 Comoros, Union of the 52,679 compare
- 157 North Macedonia, Republic of 52,386 compare
- 158 Fiji, Republic of 50,631 compare
- 160 Estonia 44,461 compare
- 161 Mauritius 38,136 compare
- 162 Suriname 32,115 compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Guyana?
- School age population, primary education, female in Guyana was 47,965 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 66,001 in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,011 in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 159th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release