School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana

Guyana: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 7,280 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,280 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
158th
of 202 countries
All-time high
11,916 number
in 1976
All-time low
6,841 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana, 1970–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 7,280 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana peaked at 11,916 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6,841 number, in 2016.

That places Guyana 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Guyana, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 11,345 number —
1971 11,403 number +0.5%
1972 11,354 number -0.4%
1973 11,397 number +0.4%
1974 11,522 number +1.1%
1975 11,706 number +1.6%
1976 11,916 number +1.8%
1977 11,859 number -0.5%
1978 11,681 number -1.5%
1979 11,423 number -2.2%
1980 11,141 number -2.5%
1981 10,911 number -2.1%
1982 10,607 number -2.8%
1983 10,256 number -3.3%
1984 9,905 number -3.4%
1985 9,615 number -2.9%
1986 9,446 number -1.8%
1987 9,380 number -0.7%
1988 9,360 number -0.2%
1989 9,331 number -0.3%
1990 9,215 number -1.2%
1991 8,920 number -3.2%
1992 8,863 number -0.6%
1993 8,817 number -0.5%
1994 8,781 number -0.4%
1995 8,769 number -0.1%
1996 8,805 number +0.4%
1997 8,946 number +1.6%
1998 9,210 number +3.0%
1999 9,527 number +3.4%
2000 9,799 number +2.9%
2001 9,904 number +1.1%
2002 9,835 number -0.7%
2003 9,629 number -2.1%
2004 9,340 number -3.0%
2005 9,048 number -3.1%
2006 8,853 number -2.2%
2007 8,568 number -3.2%
2008 8,313 number -3.0%
2009 8,079 number -2.8%
2010 7,851 number -2.8%
2011 7,615 number -3.0%
2012 7,414 number -2.6%
2013 7,221 number -2.6%
2014 7,050 number -2.4%
2015 6,917 number -1.9%
2016 6,841 number -1.1%
2017 6,887 number +0.7%
2018 7,012 number +1.8%
2019 7,166 number +2.2%
2020 7,280 number +1.6%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 7,280 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 26% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 7,280 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 31% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,561 number 11,345 number 11,916 number 10
1980s 9,995 number 9,331 number 11,141 number 10
1990s 8,985 number 8,769 number 9,527 number 10
2000s 9,137 number 8,079 number 9,904 number 10
2010s 7,197 number 6,841 number 7,851 number 10
2020s 7,280 number 7,280 number 7,280 number 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 155 Solomon Islands 9,532 number compare
  2. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,255 number compare
  3. 157 Fiji 8,674 number compare
  4. 159 Estonia 7,272 number compare
  5. 160 Mauritius 6,321 number compare
  6. 161 Bhutan 6,021 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana was 7,280 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 11,916 number in 1976.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 6,841 number in 2016.
How does Guyana rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Guyana ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/