Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 5,525 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 5,525 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 5,525 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,408, in 1985.
That places Guyana 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,460 | — |
| 1974 | 2,678 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 2,791 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2,896 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 3,066 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 2,903 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 2,801 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2,721 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2,433 | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 2,411 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2,408 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,670 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 2,867 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 2,917 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,742 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 2,935 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 3,441 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 3,526 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,588 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,600 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,601 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,653 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,689 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,476 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3,568 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3,534 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,612 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,761 | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 4,745 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,525 | +16.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5,525 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 34% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5,525 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 38% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.8% | 3,612 | 4,761 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,799 | 2,460 | 3,066 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,555 | 2,408 | 2,801 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,929 | 2,670 | 3,441 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,590 | 3,476 | 3,689 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,571 | 3,534 | 3,612 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,010 | 4,745 | 5,525 | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Guyana?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Guyana was 5,525 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,525 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,408 in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release