1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

Ministry of Finance

Central Tender Board

4

-

4

4

-

4

4

-

4

4

-

4

4

-

4

Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry

5

2

7

9

1

10

8

1

9

8

-

8

9

-

9

Guyana Co-operative Mortgage Finance Bank

10

1

11

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Guyana Co-operative Insurance Service

7

-

7

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

Guyana Broadcasting Corporation

9

1

10

11

2

13

8

1

9

8

2

10

8

2

10

Guyana Power and Light

5

1

6

5

-

5

5

-

5

5

-

5

5

-

5

Tourism Advisory Board

6

4

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Guyana Post Office Corporation

5

4

9

5

6

11

5

6

11

6

5

11

6

6

12

Guyana Stores Limited

3

3

6

5

-

5

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

Adoption Board

2

4

6

2

4

6

2

4

6

2

4

6

2

4

6

Source: Ministry of Finance and the above institutions

APPENDIX 2

Members of Parliament by Gender 1998 – 2002

Year

Male

%

Female

%

Total

1998

53

81.5

12

18.5

65

1999

53

81.5

12

18.5

65

2000

53

81.5

12

18.5

65

2001

45

69.3

20

30.7

65

2002

45

69.3

20

30.7

65

Source: Parliament

APPENDIX 3

Top Government Officials by Gender 1998 – 2002

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

Permanent Secretary

8

3

11

8

3

11

11

4

15

14

4

18

14

4

18

Deputy Permanent Secretary

12

2

14

12

2

14

12

2

14

15

3

18

15

3

18

Source: Office of Public Service Management

APPENDIX 4

Gender Composition of Service Commissions 1998 – 2002

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

Police Service Commission

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

5

-

5

-

-

-

Public Service Commission

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

6

-

6

-

-

-

Teaching Service Commission

2

3

5

3

3

6

4

2

6

4

2

6

-

-

-

National Commission on the Rights of the Child

2

8

10

4

12

16

5

13

18

3

8

11

3

8

11

Source: The above Commissions

APPENDIX 5

Public Service Occupations by Occupational Category and Gender 2001

Occupational Category

Male %

Female %

Total No.

Administrative

46.2

53.8

675

Senior technical

50.4

49.6

871

Other Technical Craft Skilled

50.7

49.3

2686

Clerical and Office Support

21.9

78.1

2614

Semi Skilled Operatives and Unskilled

35.9

64.1

4722

All Occupational Categories

37.9

62.1

11568

Source: Office of Public Service Management

APPENDIX 6

Public Service Employees by Gender and Salary Band 2001

Band

Males

Females

Total

00

53

37

90

01

562

1234

1796

02

966

2170

3136

03

575

456

1031

04

555

707

1262

05

233

359

592

06

134

228

362

07

126

300

426

08

170

194

364

09

126

205

331

10

165

111

276

11

96

71

167

12

48

31

79

13

37

9

46

14

17

3

20

Grand Total

3863

6115

9978

Source: Office of Public Service Management

APPENDIX 7

Representation at the Regional, Local and Governmental Level 1998 – 2002

Regional Democratic Council

Year

Chairpersons

Vice Chairpersons

M

F

Total

M

F

Total

1998

10

-

10

9

1

10

1999

10

-

10

9

1

10

2000

10

-

10

9

1

10

2001

10

-

10

9

1

10

2002

10

-

10

9

1

10

Neighbourhood Councils Municipal Mayors

Chairperson

Vice Chairperson

Mayors

Deputy Mayors

Year

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

M

F

T

1998

62

3

65

60

5

65

6

-

6

5

1

6

1999

63

2

65

60

5

65

6

-

6

6

-

6

2000

63

2

65

60

5

65

6

-

6

6

-

6

2001

61

4

65

61

4

65

6

-

6

6

-

6

2002

61

4

65

61

4

65

6

-

6

6

-

6

Source: Ministry of Local Government and Regional Affairs

APPENDIX 8

Trained Teachers Graduating from CPCE - 1998 to 2002

Centres

Male

Female

Total

Linden

17

171

188

New Amsterdam

29

243

272

Turkeyen

152

730

882

Vreed-en-Hoop

16

181

197

Anna Regina

32

187

219

Georgetown

37

379

416

Rose Hall

23

59

82

Total

306

1950

2256

Total Percentage

13.6

86.4

100.0

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education

APPENDIX 9

Selected Socio-Economic Indicators –

Guyana 1997-2001

INDICATORS

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1.0 NATIONAL ACCOUNTS AGGREGATES

1.1 Growth Rate of Real GDP

1.9

-1.4

3.0

-1.8

6.2

1.2 GDP at factor cost (US$M)

571.8

596.9

593.6

601.3

626.5

1.3 GNP at factor cost (US$M)

522.8

552.6

524.6

545.1

552.8

1.4 Per capita GDP (US$)

737.9

773

770.3

777.5

808.3

1.5 Per capita GNP (US$)

674.7

715.6

680.8

704.8

713.2

1.6 Gross National Disposable Income (US$M)

672

716.6

668.5

705.6

717.9

1.7 Private Consumption as % of Gross Domestic Expenditure

47.5

43

41.1

43.9

40.6

1.8 Public Consumption as % of Gross Domestic Expenditure

19.6

23.8

22.7

19.1

18.7

2.0 EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE (US$M)

2.1 BOP Current Account Balance

-128.3

-109.2

-75.2

-98.5

-105.1

2.2 Imports of Goods and Non-Factor Services (G&NFS)

-755.7

-758.9

-728.3

-775

-708.8

2.3 Exports of Goods and Non-Factor Services (G&NFS)

640.6

658.6

672

688.9

637.4

2.4 Resource Balance

-115.1

100.5

-56.3

-86.2

-71.4

2.5 Imports of G&NFS/GDP (%)

-132.2

127.1

-122.7

-128.9

-113.1

2.7 Exports of G&NFS/GDP (%)

112

110.3

113.2

114.6

101.7

2.8 Net International Reserves of Bank of Guyana

187.2

178.4

126.8

122.2

149.9

2.9 External Public Debt Outstanding

1193.3

1192.0

1210.9

1496.5

1513.0

3.0 PRICES, WAGES & OUTPUT

3.1 Rate of Inflation (% changed in Urban CPI)

2.6

6.2

11.9

4.6

6.8

3.2 Public Sector Monthly Minimum Wage in G$ (e.o.p)

20,045

19,000

15,000

11,445

8,804.4

3.3 % Growth Rate

5.5

26.66

31.1

30

20.0

3.4 Electricity Generation (in M.W.H)

504.6

476.9

443.2

431.2

390.4

4.0 POPULATION & VITAL STATISTICS

4.1 Mid-Year Population (‘000)

774.8

772.2

770.6

773.4

775.1

4.2 Population Growth Rate (e.o.p)

N.A

0.2

0.5

-0.2

0.1

4.3 Net Migration (‘000)

-12.0

-11.1

-12.2

-10.3

-16.3

4.4 Visitor Arrivals (‘000)

N.A

N.A

N.A

65.6

75.7

4.5 Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 persons)

23.6

23.9

23.2

24.1

26.1

4.6 Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 persons)

6.6

7.24

6.6

6.5

6.8

4.7 Crude Marriage Rate (per 1,000 persons)

7.3

6.8

7.1

6.7

6.5

4.8 Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

N.A

29.0

25.6

22.9

25.5

4.9 Under 5 Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

N.A

N.A

N.A

31.3

31.8

5.0 HEALTH AND EDUCATION

5.1 Public Expenditure on:

5.1.1 Education as % of National Budget

16.5

11.7

11.6

11.9

6.8

5.1.2 Health as % of National Budget

7.0

5.7

6.7

5.9

7.3

5.2 Number of Physicians per Ten Thousand Population

4.4

3.8

2.6

4.3

2.8

5.3 Number of Nurses per Ten Thousand Population

10.5

10.4

8.6

19.3

9.4

5.4 Number of Hospital Beds per Ten Thousand Population

42.4

42.5

42.6

42.3

38.8

5.5 Low Birth-weight Babies (<2500g.) as a % of live births

N.A

12.7

12.2

14.1

14.8

5.6 Severely malnourished

N.A

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.9

5.7 Moderately malnourished

N.A

13

12.9

15.6

15.5

5.8 Overweight

N.A

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.5

6.0 IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE

6.1 1 year olds immunized against DPT (%)

85

89

83

90

88.0

6.2 1 year olds immunized against Measles (%)

92

85

87

93.3

82.0

6.3 1 year olds immunized against Polio (%)

90

80

83

90

88.5

6.4 1 year olds immunized against TB (%)

95

93

91

92.5

94.0

7.0 CRIME

7.1 Reported Serious Crimes

3480

4149

3905

4423

3233

7.2 of which: Homicides

79

74

101

120

99

Source: Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Finance

APPENDIX 10

Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute – Training Statistics 1998-2001

Women Trained In Leadership (1999 – 2001 )

Session

Session

Session

Session

Session

Status

1

2

3

4

5

Total

(1999)

(2000)

(2000)

(2000)

(2001)

Trained

124

206

113

99

40

582

Graduated

73

126

96

90

34

419

Women Trained In Outreach Programme (1998 – 2001)

Focus

Beneficiaries

Number of Women Trained

Food Preservation Techniques

Women from rural communities

29

Practical Skills

Women with disabilities

28

Gender Sensitization and Leadership

Women involved in political, youth, non-governmental and religious organizations

24

Leadership

Youth (Females)

60

Total

141

Source: Women’s Leadership Institute, Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security

APPENDIX 11

Ministry Of Labour, Human Services And Social Security

Difficult Circumstances Department

Assistance To Persons (July – December 2001)

Month

Male

Female

Total

July

33

41

74

August

73

144

217

September

39

132

171

October

116

236

352

November

34

145

179

December

164

176

340

Total

459

874

1333

2002

Spectacles

Business

Rehabilitation

Funeral

Imprest

Male

74

40

17

4

63

Female

269

208

21

18

120

Total

343

248

38

22

183

Source: Difficult Circumstances Department, Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security

APPENDIX 12

IADB/IDCE NON TRADITIONAL TRAINING PROJECT

ATN/MH-5523-RG-3

Profile Of Graduates

AGE GROUP

STATUS

ENTRY LEVEL (Education)

No.

SKILL AREA

18-30

31-40

41 & OVER

SINGLE

MARRIED

MOTHER

PRIMARY

SEC. DROPOUT

SEC. COMPLETE

1

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

13

9

3

19

6

22

0

19

6

2

BASIC INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE

16

4

2

18

4

17

0

17

5

3

CARPENTRY

29

11

10

40

10

35

0

42

8

4

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

81

30

9

100

20

83

1

104

15

5

MASONRY

41

37

19

68

29

80

0

90

7

6

PLUMBING

9

7

1

16

1

12

0

16

1

7

WELDING

24

13

2

35

4

26

0

34

5

TOTAL

201

102

87

296

74

275

1

322

47

Source: IADB/IDCE

APPENDIX 13

IADB/IDCE

NON TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROJECT FOR WOMEN

ATN/MH – 5523 – RG – 3

Breakdown Of Graduates By Cycles

CYCLES

1

2

3

No.

SKILL AREAS

GEORGET0WN

LINDEN

ESSEQUIB0

TOTAL

GTI

GITC

LTI

ETI

1

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

-

-

25

-

25

2

CARPENTRY

-

14

23

13

50

3

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

67

-

30

23

120

4

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE

-

-

22

-

22

5

MASONRY

32

29

26

10

97

6

PLUMBING

17

-

-

-

17

7

WELDING

-

-

24

15

39

TOTAL

116

43

150

61

370

Source: IADB/IDCE

APPENDIX 14

Education Statistics 1998 – 2000

Enrolment At Nursery, Primary & Secondary Level

Year

Nursery

Primary

Secondary

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

1998/1999

18,380

17,832

36,212

53,617

51,703

105,320

16,309

20,467

36,776

%

50.7

49.3

50.9

49.1

44.3

55.6

1999/2000

18,768

18,187

36,953

54,105

51,695

105,800

30,934

31,561

62,495

%

50.7

49.3

51.1

48.9

49.5

50.5

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education

APPENDIX 15

University Of Guyana Enrolment and Graduates By Sex 1998-2000

a) Enrolment of University Of Guyana Students By Sex 1998 – 2000

1998/1999

1999/2000

M

F

T

M

F

T

Social Sciences

706

1473

2179

683

1618

2301

%

32.4

77.6

29.1

70.4

Technology

410

30

440

400

33

433

%

93.1

6.9

92.4

7.6

Agriculture

112

61

173

92

48

140

%

64.7

35.3

65.7

44.3

Education

83

401

484

96

399

495

%

17.1

82.9

19.4

80.6

Natural Science

325

292

617

310

316

626

%

52.6

47.4

49.5

50.5

Arts

71

217

288

81

201

282

%

24.6

78.4

28.7

71.3

Health Science

87

174

261

59

123

182

%

33.3

66.7

32.4

67.6

NA – Not Available

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education

b) University Of Guyana Graduates By Course And Sex 1998-2000

1998/1999

1999/2000

M

F

T

M

F

T

Social Sciences

68

154

222

78

148

226

Technology

32

4

36

?

?

?

Agriculture

13

7

20

16

3

19

Education

12

42

54

10

55

65

Natural Science

21

25

46

16

14

30

Arts

11

22

33

8

26

34

Health Science

17

39

56

30

49

79

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education

APPENDIX 16

Government Technical Institute

Technical Education - Enrolment By Sex - 1998/1999

Centre

Male

Female

Total

Linden

307

59

366

New Amsterdam

321

157

478

Georgetown

1182

429

1,615

TOTAL

1810

645

1460

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education

APPENDIX 17

Employed Persons By Gender – Industrial Groups 1998

Occupation 1998

M

F

Agri/Hunting

56,143

5,702

Mining & Quarrying

13,289

1,098

Manufacturing

24,744

8,376

Electricity/Gas Water

2,755

642

Construction

9,533

225

Wholesale/Retail Trade

20,996

11,600

Hotel/Restaurant

2,366

2,930

Transportation/Shoring

Not available

Not available

Communication

10,314

1,168

Real Estate

5,415

3,389

Public Administration/ Defence/Social Security

9,354

5,914

Communication Service

6,792

12,593

Other Services

1,873

4,656

Not stated

211

235

Source: Bureau of Statistics

APPENDIX 18

Institute of Private Enterprise Development

Loan Statistics From 1998 – 2000

ACTIVITIES

2000

1999

1998

CUMULATIVE TOTAL

1986 - 2000

Men

930

1,072

712

6,857

Women

3,680

2,721

1,832

11,809

Joint Men & Women

845

1,264

860

2,969

TOTAL

1528

3060

1693

2640

Artisan Fishing

52

44

30

804

Food Processing/

Agro Processing

6

15

6

210

Soft Toys

0

0

0

16

Wooden Toys

0

3

0

11

General Manufacturing

Garments, Furniture

Craft, Misc., etc.

89

134

78

856

Mechanical & Others Workshops

21

18

15

349

Dairy Farming

9

3

5

263

Pigs & Poultry Rearing

49

77

106

1,010

Sheep & Goat Rearing

1

0

0

8

Bee Keeping

0

0

0

3

Logging, Sawmilling & Charcoal Production

4

0

3

77

Ground Provision, Mixed Crops Rice Cultivation

335

434

350

5,199

Micro Enterprise Loan Mixed Activities

4,610

4,023

2,544

15,710

Rural Outreach Programme (Commercial Activities)

279

306

267

1,040

TOTAL

893

333

813

1069

No. of Loans Granted

1786

666

1626

1110

Value of Loans Granted (G$000)

739,703

770,683

500,754

4,778,961

No. of Jobs Created/Sustained

9,680

9,002

7,120

62,562

Average Loan (G$000)

135.6

152.4

147.1

175.3

Average No. of Job per Loan

1.8

1.8

2.1

3.7

Classification of Loan Recipients

ACTIVITIES

2000

1999

1998

CUMULATIVE TOTAL

1986 - 2000

Men

930

1,072

712

6,857

Women

3,680

2,721

1,832

11,809

Joint Men & Women

845

1,264

860

TOTAL

1528

3060

1693

25,556

Source: Institute of Private Enterprise Development, Annual Report 2000

APPENDIX 19

NEW BUILDING SOCIETY

Mortgages Granted For Home Ownership 1998 – 2001

Period

Male

Female

Total

1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998

511

411

922

1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999

455

379

834

1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000

535

458

993

1 January 2001 – 19 November 2001

437

367

804

Total

1938

1615

3553

Source: New Building Society

APPENDIX 20

Headmasters and Headmistresses by Sex and Region 2002

Region

Male

Female

1

36

40

2

38

70

3

37

98

4

38

195

5

16

43

6

55

115

7

11

22

8

4

9

9

18

36

10

10

39

Total

263

667

Source: Planning Unit, Ministry of Education