School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.7694 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana stood at 0.7694 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana peaked at 0.8455 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.031 years, in 1971.
That places Guyana 128th out of 177 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.031 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0384 years | +24.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0463 years | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1226 years | +164.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1366 years | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1216 years | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1245 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1402 years | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0941 years | -32.9% |
| 1984 | 0.11 years | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1194 years | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1162 years | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.177 years | +52.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2282 years | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4223 years | +85.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4173 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.457 years | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5706 years | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7382 years | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8206 years | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8455 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8338 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6906 years | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7326 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.817 years | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7958 years | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7694 years | -3.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.7694 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6 years, 21% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.7694 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 35% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +164.7% | 0.0463 years | 0.1226 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.075 years | 0.031 years | 0.1366 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1254 years | 0.0941 years | 0.177 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4191 years | 0.2282 years | 0.5706 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7769 years | 0.6906 years | 0.8455 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.794 years | 0.7694 years | 0.817 years | 3 |
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, female in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Guyana was 0.7694 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8455 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 years in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Guyana ranks 128th out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.