Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Guyana

Share of children out of school in Guyana in 2023 — 17.98%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 146. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 5.99 pp.

2023 17.98% −1.99 pp vs 2021
World rank 128of 146
Period maximum 19.97%2021
Period minimum 0.32%2012

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Guyana, 1971–20230510152019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 11.99%1972: 12.01%1974: 10.98%1976: 12.67%1977: 5.65%1979: 7.34%1982: 8.93%1991: 7.7%1992: 9.34%1993: 10.47%1995: 8.9%1996: 11.64%2003: 8.23%2008: 0.63%2009: 5.26%2010: 0.53%2011: 0.35%2012: 0.32%2020: 19.01%2021: 19.97%2023: 17.98%
Change over the period: +5.99 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 17.98%
World computed 8.88%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 3.69%
South America computed 2.74%
High-income countries computed 1.99%
Share of children out of school — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.98
2021 19.97 +0.97 pp
2020 19.01
2012 0.32 −0.02 pp
2011 0.35 −0.18 pp
2010 0.53 −4.72 pp
2009 5.26 +4.63 pp
2008 0.63
2003 8.23
1996 11.64 +2.75 pp
1995 8.9
1993 10.47 +1.13 pp
1992 9.34 +1.63 pp
1991 7.7
1982 8.93
1979 7.34
1977 5.65 −7.02 pp
1976 12.67
1974 10.98
1972 12.01 +0.02 pp
1971 11.99

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.