School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.97 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 8.97 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana peaked at 9.66 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.3 years, in 2023.
That places Guyana 102nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.49 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.13 years | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 9.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.66 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 9.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.61 years | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 8.54 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.3 years | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 8.97 years | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.49 years | 8.49 years | 8.49 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.22 years | 9.13 years | 9.27 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5 years | 9.19 years | 9.66 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.6 years | 8.3 years | 8.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 99 Republic of Korea 8.98 years compare
- 100 Kuwait 8.98 years compare
- 101 Estonia 8.97 years compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 8.95 years compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 8.93 years compare
- 105 Benin 8.93 years 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Guyana was 8.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 years in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Guyana ranks 102nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release