Tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana
Guyana: Tertiary education, academic staff was 52.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana, 1972–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana stood at 52.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana peaked at 59.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1973.
Guyana ranks 34th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.6% | — |
| 1973 | 17.1% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 29.6% | +72.9% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 22.6% | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 29.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 22.6% | 31.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 44.3% | 54.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 52.7% | 59.1% | 3 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Guyana was 52.7% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1973.
- How does Guyana rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Guyana ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.