Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0081 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana is 0.0081 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0081 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1995.
That places Guyana 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.004 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per person | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 units per person | +82.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.005 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 units per person | +27.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0081 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0081 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +82.7% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Guyana was 0.0081 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1995.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 secondary 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 secondary 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 secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 secondary 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.