Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1,778 number in 2012. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Guyana, 1977β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1,778 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2012.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 2,215 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,136 number, in 1991.
That places Guyana 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,726 number | 1,643 number | 1,810 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,647 number | 1,387 number | 1,975 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,598 number | 1,136 number | 2,069 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,023 number | 1,784 number | 2,215 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,774 number | 1,743 number | 1,802 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 127 Gambia 2,047 number compare
- 128 Guinea 1,897 number compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1,785 number compare
- 131 Cyprus 1,653 number compare
- 132 Luxembourg 1,636 number compare
- 133 Puerto Rico 1,574 number
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Guyana?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Guyana was 1,778 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,215 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,136 number in 1991.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.