School age population, secondary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, secondary education, female was 36,376 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
36,376 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
52,969 number
in 1983
All-time low
35,421 number
in 2002
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Guyana stood at 36,376 number.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Guyana peaked at 52,969 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 35,421 number, in 2002.
Guyana ranks 161st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,582 number | — |
| 1971 | 46,784 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 47,526 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 47,948 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 47,930 number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 47,340 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 46,346 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 46,516 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 47,274 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 48,476 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 50,018 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 51,580 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 52,692 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 52,969 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 52,652 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 51,990 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 51,196 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 49,216 number | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 47,470 number | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 46,077 number | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 45,085 number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 44,516 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 43,896 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 43,547 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 43,382 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 43,337 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 43,312 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 41,959 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 40,281 number | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 38,523 number | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 36,899 number | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 35,718 number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 35,421 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35,869 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 37,065 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39,091 number | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 41,683 number | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 43,138 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 44,072 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 44,532 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 44,467 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 44,002 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 43,302 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42,616 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 41,919 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 41,247 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 40,622 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 39,491 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 38,415 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37,392 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 36,376 number | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,172 number | 45,582 number | 48,476 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,586 number | 46,077 number | 52,969 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,784 number | 38,523 number | 45,085 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,349 number | 35,421 number | 44,532 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,347 number | 37,392 number | 44,467 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,376 number | 36,376 number | 36,376 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 45,716 number compare
- 159 Bhutan 40,544 number compare
- 160 Estonia 37,452 number compare
- 162 Suriname 34,352 number compare
- 163 Montenegro 29,969 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 29,949 number compare
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, secondary education, female in Guyana?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Guyana was 36,376 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 52,969 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,421 number in 2002.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.