Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0076 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0076 units per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0076 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 units per person, in 1984.
Guyana ranks 26th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0055 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.005 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 units per person | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,434 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,065 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4852 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana was 0.0076 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 26th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.