School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.37 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana is 12.37 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana peaked at 12.42 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.34 years, in 1971.
That places Guyana 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 9.49 years | 9.34 years | 9.68 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.58 years | 9.35 years | 9.86 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.08 years | 10.86 years | 11.4 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.11 years | 11.62 years | 12.42 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.37 years | 12.37 years | 12.37 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 120 Botswana 12.5 years compare
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 12.42 years compare
- 122 Turkmenistan 12.39 years compare
- 124 San Marino 12.26 years compare
- 125 Bermuda 12.2 years compare
- 126 Eswatini 12.18 years compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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 6,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Guyana was 12.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.42 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.34 years in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Guyana ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release