Qualified primary teachers in Guyana
In Guyana, 82.2% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1999.
Guyana, 2024
82.2%
Change from 2023
+16.0percentage points
Position in 2024
59th of 79
Qualified primary teachers in Guyana over time
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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 66.2% |
| 2012 | 69.6% |
| 2011 | 67.7% |
| 2010 | 66.1% |
| 2009 | 63.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% |
| 2007 | 57.3% |
| 2005 | 57.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5% |
| 2001 | 53.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +16.0 percentage points from 66.2% in 2023.
- Since 2001, when it was 53.1%, the figure has changed by +29.1 percentage points.
- Among the 79 countries with data for 2024, Guyana has the 59th highest value.
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All statistics for Guyana
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
43.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
83.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
61.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
18.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
26.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS