School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.43 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana is 10.43 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana peaked at 11.56 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.24 years, in 1984.
That places Guyana 148th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.46 years | 9.31 years | 9.59 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.54 years | 9.24 years | 9.81 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.93 years | 9.93 years | 9.93 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.34 years | 10.07 years | 10.55 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.28 years | 10.8 years | 11.56 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.19 years | 9.84 years | 10.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 145 Paraguay 10.47 years compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan 10.46 years compare
- 147 Gabon 10.45 years compare
- 149 Panama 10.42 years compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 10.39 years compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 10.34 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Guyana was 10.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 years in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Guyana ranks 148th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release