School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.56 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.56 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 52.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Guyana peaked at 1.7 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5656 GPIA, in 2007.
Guyana ranks 10th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.65 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.7 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.64 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5656 GPIA | -65.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9408 GPIA | +66.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8704 GPIA | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 GPIA | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.56 GPIA | +52.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.56 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.56 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.33 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.65 GPIA | 1.65 GPIA | 1.65 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 0.5656 GPIA | 1.7 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.8704 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 0.9128 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Guyana was 1.56 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5656 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Guyana ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release