Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 0% to 12.0 persons in Guyana in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Guyana reached an all time high of 76.0 persons in 2012 and an all time low of 12.0 persons in 2015.
Guyana has been ranked 47th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Juveniles Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,874 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17,856 | 17,703 | 20,023 | 20,532 | 23,725 | ... | ... |
| Colombia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,219 | 1,584 | ... | ... | 1,795 | ... | ... | |
| Guyana | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 76.0 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerto Rico | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suriname | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trinidad and Tobago | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | 198 | 213 | 179 | 168 | |||||||
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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