The Education sector in Guyana faces a numeral of challenges including the ongoing migration of trained teachers, and inability of the education system to respond adequately to the needs of children with disabilities or learning difficulties.
Life expectancy is good, over 62 years for males and 70 years for females. Expenditure on Education in 2007 was 6.1% of GDP, which gives the country a ranking of 28th in the world.
The quality of both primary and secondary education in Guyana, however, has been questioned.
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Reseacher suggests it is only at tertiary level that functional literacy is acquired. This situation has been attributed in part to the low retention of qualified teachers and the subsequent employment of untrained and unqualifed teachers. In 2007, of 9,303 teacherd across the system 42% were untrained. In response to these statistics, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has prioritized growing number of qualified teachers by providing opportunities for both pre- and in-service teachers to gain accreditation.
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Reseacher suggests it is only at tertiary level that functional literacy is acquired. This situation has been attributed in part to the low retention of qualified teachers and the subsequent employment of untrained and unqualifed teachers. In 2007, of 9,303 teacherd across the system 42% were untrained. In response to these statistics, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has prioritized growing number of qualified teachers by providing opportunities for both pre- and in-service teachers to gain accreditation.
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