School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 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% |
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
- 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 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