School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.3894 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana stood at 0.3894 years.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana peaked at 0.5784 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1199 years, in 1984.
That places Guyana 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1248 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1273 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1343 years | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2242 years | +67.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1677 years | -25.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1691 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1626 years | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1735 years | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1344 years | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1199 years | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1266 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1318 years | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2379 years | +80.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3206 years | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5295 years | +65.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4699 years | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.527 years | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5784 years | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3899 years | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3862 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3752 years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3854 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4857 years | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3627 years | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3462 years | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3614 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3894 years | +7.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.3894 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 14% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.3894 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +80.5% | 0.1318 years | 0.2379 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1557 years | 0.1248 years | 0.2242 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.157 years | 0.1199 years | 0.2379 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4851 years | 0.3206 years | 0.5784 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3975 years | 0.3627 years | 0.4857 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3657 years | 0.3462 years | 0.3894 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 154 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4233 years compare
- 155 Eswatini 0.4131 years compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.4054 years compare
- 158 Rwanda 0.3846 years compare
- 159 Dominica 0.361 years compare
- 160 Mauritania 0.3564 years compare
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, male in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Guyana was 0.3894 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5784 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1199 years in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Guyana ranks 157th out of 177 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (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.