School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana
French Guiana: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 27,308 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana stood at 27,308. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana peaked at 27,308 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,457, in 1989.
French Guiana ranks 177th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9,457 | — |
| 1990 | 9,942 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 10,222 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 10,325 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10,347 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,344 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,341 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,401 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10,607 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 20,925 | +97.3% |
| 2018 | 21,347 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22,405 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22,728 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 24,385 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 24,516 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 24,815 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25,926 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 27,308 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,457 | 9,457 | 9,457 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10,316 | 9,942 | 10,607 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21,559 | 20,925 | 22,405 | 3 |
| 2020s | 24,946 | 22,728 | 27,308 | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More education data for French Guiana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,098 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6 % change on previous year (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 593 (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 209 (1996)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in French Guiana was 27,308 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 27,308 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,457 in 1989.
- How does French Guiana rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- French Guiana ranks 177th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release