Guyana vs Maldives: Share of children who have completed primary school
Guyana
99.2%
in 2025
Maldives
99.4%
in 2025
Guyana rank
52nd
Maldives rank
50th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Guyana
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 50th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.1% | 46.2% | 31.9% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 74.0% | 12.8% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 94.4% | 1.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 97.6% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Guyana or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Guyana and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Maldives rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Guyana ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 50th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.