School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9638 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.9638 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2012.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9562 GPI, in 2000.
That places Guyana 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.991 GPI | 0.979 GPI | 1 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9953 GPI | 0.9748 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.973 GPI | 0.9648 GPI | 0.9807 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9794 GPI | 0.9562 GPI | 0.9953 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9646 GPI | 0.9611 GPI | 0.969 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare
- 153 El Salvador 0.9641 GPI compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9641 GPI compare
- 156 Morocco 0.9633 GPI compare
- 157 Philippines 0.9625 GPI compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.9622 GPI compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1147 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5186 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Guyana was 0.9638 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9562 GPI in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.