Guyana: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)

Key figures

Since 1999 it is up 36.76 percentage points from 38.33% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.53 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.51 percentage points in 2000. 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 32nd highest value of the 38 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

• Zimbabwe — 28th of 38: 78.41%
• Belize — 29th of 38: 76.68%
• Armenia — 30th of 38: 76.26%
• Barbados — 32nd of 38: 73.8%
• Brunei Darussalam — 33rd of 38: 67.4%
• Sierra Leone — 34th of 38: 63.19%

What this measures

Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 13 values

Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 93.33% (2024)
• Barbados — 73.8% (2024)
• Belize — 76.68% (2024)
• Bolivia — 89.38% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 100% (2024)
• Colombia — 97.5% (2022)
• Costa Rica — 90% (2020)
• Dominican Republic — 100% (2021)
• El Salvador

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)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 87.28% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Guyana's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)?

75.09% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 36.76 percentage points from 38.33% in 1999. The highest value was 75.09% in 2024 and the lowest 37.82% in 2000.

How does Guyana rank?

32nd highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.TCAQ.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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