Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 5,525 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Guyana recorded 5,525 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Guyana peaked at 5,525 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,408, in 1985.
Guyana ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,460 | — |
| 1972 | 2,533 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2,605 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2,678 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2,734 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,791 | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| 1983 | 2,422 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,411 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,408 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,670 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 2,867 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 2,917 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,830 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,742 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,838 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2,935 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3,188 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 3,441 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 3,526 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,588 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,594 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,600 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,600 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,601 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,627 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,653 | +0.7% |
| 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% |
| 2022 | 4,753 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,745 | -0.2% |
| 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), gaps filled (female) 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 | 2,741 | 2,460 | 3,066 | 9 |
| 1980s | 2,533 | 2,408 | 2,801 | 6 |
| 1990s | 2,936 | 2,670 | 3,441 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,595 | 3,476 | 3,689 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,571 | 3,534 | 3,612 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4,946 | 4,745 | 5,525 | 4 |
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 (number), gaps filled in Guyana?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Guyana was 5,525 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,525 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,408 in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Guyana ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.