School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 82,414 number in 2015. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana is 82,414 number, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 93,980 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 60,529 number, in 2005.
Guyana ranks 156th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,453 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,983 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 74,076 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 76,601 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 78,693 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 80,568 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 82,304 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 83,925 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 84,984 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 85,619 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 85,805 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 85,960 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 87,567 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 89,712 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 91,803 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 93,373 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 93,980 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 91,696 number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 89,521 number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 87,442 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 85,392 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 83,283 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 81,611 number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 80,184 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 79,069 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 78,391 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 78,164 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78,033 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 77,199 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 75,529 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 72,869 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 69,307 number | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 66,058 number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 63,417 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 61,532 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 60,529 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 60,696 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 61,924 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 63,105 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 64,842 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 67,858 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 71,877 number | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 76,204 number | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 79,251 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 81,292 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 82,414 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,521 number | 67,453 number | 85,619 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,686 number | 85,805 number | 93,980 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,686 number | 75,529 number | 85,392 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,428 number | 60,529 number | 72,869 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,483 number | 67,858 number | 82,414 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Guyana was 82,414 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 93,980 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,529 number in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.