School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.43 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guyana stood at 11.43 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 11.48 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.11 years, in 1984.
Guyana ranks 131st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.67 years | 9.38 years | 10.03 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.36 years | 9.11 years | 9.67 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.88 years | 10.68 years | 11.31 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.29 years | 10.95 years | 11.48 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 128 El Salvador 11.59 years compare
- 129 Namibia 11.54 years compare
- 130 India 11.46 years compare
- 132 Republic of Moldova 11.43 years compare
- 133 Tajikistan 11.39 years compare
- 134 Suriname 11.37 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)
- 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, both sexes in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Guyana was 11.43 years in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 years in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 131st out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.