School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.993 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana stood at 0.993 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9782 GPI, in 2007.
Guyana ranks 114th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9963 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.988 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9908 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9795 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9824 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9782 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9878 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9991 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9937 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.993 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.996 GPI | 0.988 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9795 GPI | 0.9795 GPI | 0.9795 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 GPI | 0.9782 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9953 GPI | 0.993 GPI | 0.9991 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 111 United States of America 0.9949 GPI compare
- 112 Macau, China 0.9943 GPI compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 0.9931 GPI compare
- 115 Congo 0.993 GPI compare
- 116 Algeria 0.9927 GPI compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 0.9923 GPI 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 secondary, gender parity index in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Guyana was 0.993 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 GPI in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.