Trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana
Guyana: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana stood at 86.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 88th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.7% | — |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 51.4% | 64.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 67.5% | 86.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Guyana was 86.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Guyana ranks 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.