School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9955 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9955 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.9629 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana stood at 0.9955 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9629 GPIA, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9629 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9772 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9752 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9875 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.975 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9746 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9901 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9682 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9678 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9854 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9831 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9809 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9666 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.978 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9841 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9876 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9969 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9955 GPIA | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.9955 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.9955 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9678 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9797 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana was 0.9955 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release