Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 8.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 8.7 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at 8.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.27, in 1990.
That places Guyana 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 | 5.27 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.51 | 6.01 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.91 | 7.27 | 8.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.68 | 8.63 | 8.7 | 4 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guyana?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Guyana was 8.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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