Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9955 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9955 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2012
All-time low
0.9629 index
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.9955 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.01 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9629 index, in 1971.
That places Guyana 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9629 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9674 index | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9772 index | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9752 index | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9761 index | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.977 index | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9875 index | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.972 index | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9771 index | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.975 index | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9746 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9778 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9901 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9682 index | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9706 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9678 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9686 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9739 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9749 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9854 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9831 index | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9836 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.991 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9809 index | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9666 index | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.978 index | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9821 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9868 index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9783 index | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9841 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.982 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9876 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9924 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9969 index | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9952 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 index | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9955 index | +0.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.9955 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.9955 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9744 index | 0.9629 index | 0.9875 index | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9744 index | 0.9678 index | 0.9901 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9819 index | 0.9739 index | 0.991 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9797 index | 0.9666 index | 0.9868 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9959 index | 0.9876 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9965 index | 0.9916 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana was 0.9955 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 index in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.