Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana
Guyana: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1,395 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana, 2003–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1,395 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2012.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana peaked at 1,439 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 779 number, in 2008.
That places Guyana 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 901 number | — |
| 2005 | 1,014 number | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 779 number | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 793 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,196 number | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 1,439 number | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 1,395 number | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 871.75 number | 779 number | 1,014 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,343 number | 1,196 number | 1,439 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Guyana was 1,395 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,439 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 779 number in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Guyana ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.