Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana
Guyana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 81.5% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2021.
That places Guyana 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.7% | 87.3% | 94.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 88.3% | 91.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 90.9% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 79.7% | 81.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Guyana was 81.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Guyana ranks 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release