School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.57 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.57 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.59 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.2415 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana stood at 1.57 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.59 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2415 GPIA, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2415 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.2955 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3396 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5377 GPIA | +58.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7988 GPIA | +48.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7086 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7561 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7946 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6874 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.903 GPIA | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9392 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8961 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7606 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7215 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8101 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9002 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8761 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9989 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.47 GPIA | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 1.52 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.54 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.29 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.51 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.56 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.56 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.57 GPIA | +0.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.57 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.57 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4426 GPIA | 0.2415 GPIA | 0.7988 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8057 GPIA | 0.6874 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8614 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.48 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.55 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 1.59 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.57 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 1.57 GPIA | 2 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana was 1.57 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2415 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, 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