School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 7,734 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,703 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,788 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 11,734 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 11,768 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 11,880 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 12,055 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 12,267 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 12,218 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 12,049 number | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 11,797 number | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 11,510 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 11,263 number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 10,956 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 10,596 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 10,223 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 9,891 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 9,661 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 9,563 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 9,535 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9,510 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9,399 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 9,090 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 8,989 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8,888 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 8,807 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8,787 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8,885 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 9,056 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9,390 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 9,786 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10,113 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 10,209 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10,189 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10,018 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 9,742 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 9,440 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9,219 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8,867 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 8,491 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 8,116 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 7,769 number | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 7,478 number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 7,319 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7,242 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,222 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,225 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,211 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,303 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,452 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7,614 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 7,734 number | +1.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 7,734 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 27% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 7,734 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 32% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
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 7,734 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 12,267 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 7,211 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 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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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/