School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9617 GPIA, in 1972.
Guyana ranks 40th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9695 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9617 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9791 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9617 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 0.9963 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9617 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Guyana ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release