School age population, upper secondary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 14,901 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 14,901 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Guyana peaked at 19,352 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 13,922, in 2021.
That places Guyana 165th out of 220 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 | 18,527 | 17,350 | 19,352 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,808 | 17,980 | 19,322 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,298 | 14,916 | 17,618 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,255 | 14,461 | 16,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,965 | 14,605 | 16,756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,313 | 13,922 | 14,901 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 162 Suriname 16,162 compare
- 163 Montenegro 15,704 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 14,961 compare
- 166 Cabo Verde 14,042 compare
- 167 Luxembourg 13,523 compare
- 168 Cyprus 13,417 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, upper secondary education, female in Guyana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Guyana was 14,901 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 19,352 in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,922 in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release