School life expectancy, secondary, female in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.59 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Guyana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Guyana stood at 4.59 years.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Guyana peaked at 5.22 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.34 years, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 152nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5 years | 3.34 years | 3.64 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.82 years | 3.44 years | 4.09 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.08 years | 4.08 years | 4.08 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.44 years | 4.2 years | 4.79 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.05 years | 4.77 years | 5.22 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.44 years | 4.21 years | 4.59 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 149 Panama 4.77 years compare
- 150 San Marino 4.7 years compare
- 151 Ghana 4.62 years compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 4.59 years compare
- 154 British Virgin Islands 4.52 years compare
- 155 Namibia 4.4 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, secondary, female in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Guyana was 4.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 years in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Guyana ranks 152nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release