Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Guyana

Guyana: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 43,559 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
43,559 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
150th
of 186 countries
All-time high
58,901 number
in 2005
All-time low
43,412 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Guyana, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 50.1k number1999: 50.5k number2000: 51.9k number2001: 53.9k number2002: 56.0k number2003: 57.7k number2004: 58.7k number2005: 58.9k number2006: 58.3k number2007: 56.8k number2008: 55.3k number2009: 53.7k number2010: 51.9k number2011: 50.0k number2012: 48.2k number2013: 46.7k number2014: 45.6k number2015: 44.8k number2016: 44.2k number2017: 43.6k number2018: 43.4k number2019: 43.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Guyana stood at 43,559 number.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Guyana peaked at 58,901 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43,412 number, in 2018.

Guyana ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Guyana, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 50,119 number —
1999 50,519 number +0.8%
2000 51,879 number +2.7%
2001 53,867 number +3.8%
2002 56,047 number +4.0%
2003 57,734 number +3.0%
2004 58,740 number +1.7%
2005 58,901 number +0.3%
2006 58,289 number -1.0%
2007 56,795 number -2.6%
2008 55,278 number -2.7%
2009 53,676 number -2.9%
2010 51,910 number -3.3%
2011 50,012 number -3.7%
2012 48,200 number -3.6%
2013 46,740 number -3.0%
2014 45,610 number -2.4%
2015 44,792 number -1.8%
2016 44,220 number -1.3%
2017 43,628 number -1.3%
2018 43,412 number -0.5%
2019 43,559 number +0.3%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 43,559 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 15% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 43,559 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 336,904 number, 13% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50,319 number 50,119 number 50,519 number 2
2000s 56,121 number 51,879 number 58,901 number 10
2010s 46,208 number 43,412 number 51,910 number 10

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 147 Comoros 64,898 number compare
  2. 148 Cape Verde 51,690 number compare
  3. 149 Cyprus 48,166 number compare
  4. 151 Luxembourg 39,279 number compare
  5. 152 Bahamas 36,963 number compare
  6. 153 Montenegro 36,805 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Guyana?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Guyana was 43,559 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 58,901 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 43,412 number in 2018.
How does Guyana rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Guyana ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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