Trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana
Guyana: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana is 75.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 78th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.4% | — |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 37.6% | 59.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.9% | 65.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 65.6% | 75.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Guyana was 75.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Guyana ranks 78th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.