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

Guyana: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 7,734 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,734 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
158th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,267 number
in 1976
All-time low
7,211 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guyana is 7,734 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guyana peaked at 12,267 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7,211 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,926 number 11,703 number 12,267 number 10
1980s 10,271 number 9,510 number 11,510 number 10
1990s 9,108 number 8,787 number 9,786 number 10
2000s 9,440 number 8,116 number 10,209 number 10
2010s 7,384 number 7,211 number 7,769 number 10
2020s 7,734 number 7,734 number 7,734 number 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 155 Djibouti 10,004 number compare
  2. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,564 number compare
  3. 157 Fiji 9,113 number compare
  4. 159 Estonia 7,610 number compare
  5. 160 Mauritius 6,567 number compare
  6. 161 Bhutan 6,226 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guyana?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Guyana was 7,734 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 12,267 number in 1976.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 7,211 number in 2016.
How does Guyana rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Guyana ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/