School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0489 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana is 0.0489 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 0.6587 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0327 years, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 89th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1427 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.1608 years | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1673 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1667 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0446 years | -73.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 years | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0349 years | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0437 years | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0524 years | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0669 years | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4081 years | +509.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6587 years | +61.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6007 years | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0328 years | -94.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0489 years | +49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1427 years | 0.1427 years | 0.1427 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1012 years | 0.0327 years | 0.1673 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1428 years | 0.0437 years | 0.4081 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3353 years | 0.0328 years | 0.6587 years | 4 |
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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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Guyana was 0.0489 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6587 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 years in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release