School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 10.41 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 11.48 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.31 years, in 1984.
Guyana ranks 154th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.42 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 9.61 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 9.31 years | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 9.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.74 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 9.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.54 years | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9.94 years | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 10.43 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.21 years | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.73 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.39 years | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1 years | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 10.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.87 years | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.41 years | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.57 years | 9.42 years | 9.72 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.58 years | 9.31 years | 9.85 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.93 years | 9.93 years | 9.93 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3 years | 9.94 years | 10.54 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.2 years | 10.73 years | 11.48 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.12 years | 9.87 years | 10.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 secondary, both sexes in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Guyana was 10.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.31 years in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release