Guyana vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guyana
30.8%
in 2025
Uganda
28.9%
in 2025
Guyana rank
39th
Uganda rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guyana
- Uganda
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 30.8% against 28.9% in Uganda, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 23.6% | 0.9% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 24.6% | 14.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 31.2% | 7.6% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Guyana or Uganda?
- Guyana, at 30.8% against 28.9% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guyana and Uganda?
- 1.9%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guyana ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 40th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release