Teachers in primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in primary education, female was 3,612 number in 2012. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Guyana, 1971β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 3,612 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 3,689 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,408 number, in 1985.
That places Guyana 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,799 number | 2,460 number | 3,066 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,555 number | 2,408 number | 2,801 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,929 number | 2,670 number | 3,441 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,590 number | 3,476 number | 3,689 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,571 number | 3,534 number | 3,612 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 147 Cyprus 4,018 number compare
- 148 Maldives 3,855 number compare
- 149 Gambia 3,656 number compare
- 151 Luxembourg 3,580 number compare
- 152 Eritrea, The State of 3,523 number compare
- 153 Timor-Leste 3,198 number compare
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 primary education, female in Guyana?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Guyana was 3,612 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,689 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,408 number in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.