Secondary education, teachers in Guyana
Guyana: Secondary education, teachers was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Guyana, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 79.6% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Guyana peaked at 79.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1974.
That places Guyana 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.9% | — |
| 1976 | 35.0% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 54.6% | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 32.9% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 43.4% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 43.7% | 62.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 63.4% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.1% | 70.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 73.0% | 79.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Guyana?
- Secondary education, teachers in Guyana was 79.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1974.
- How does Guyana rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Guyana ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.