Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 676 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana, 1972–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana is 676 number, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 816 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 85 number, in 1972.
Guyana ranks 150th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 299 number | 85 number | 510 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 496.83 number | 442 number | 534 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 637.5 number | 450 number | 772 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 575.83 number | 305 number | 816 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 683 number | 621 number | 752 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (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 6,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Guyana was 676 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 816 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 number in 1972.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.