Guyana: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 32.43 percentage points from 54.85% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 24 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Guyana's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 1.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 88.36% to 87.28%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2023), the average change was +0.27 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.31 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.07 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Guyana had the 31st highest value of the 105 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Guyana in the 2024 ranking

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 27th of 105: 87.87%
• Seychelles — 28th of 105: 87.63%
• Germany — 29th of 105: 87.33%
• Netherlands — 31st of 105: 87.02%
• St. Lucia — 32nd of 105: 86.22%
• Israel — 33rd of 105: 86.15%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 30 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
• Aruba — 84.39% (2015)
• Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
• Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
• Belize — 77.41% (2024)
• Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
• Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
• Chile — 81.26% (2024)
• Colombia

More education data for Guyana

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 94,786 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.55% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.33% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.77% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 6,330 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 26.43% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Guyana's primary education, teachers (% female)?

87.28% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 32.43 percentage points from 54.85% in 1971. The highest value was 88.55% in 2012 and the lowest 54.85% in 1971.

How does Guyana rank?

31st highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Guyana?

In 2024, Guyana's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 1.08 percentage points on 2023 (from 88.36% to 87.28%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2023), the average change was +0.27 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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