Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 2.86 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.86 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010.
That represents a change of down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana peaked at 4.04 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.96, in 1960.
That places Guyana 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.96 | — |
| 1965 | 1.5 | +56.3% |
| 1970 | 1.94 | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 2.03 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 2.36 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 2.55 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.07 | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 3.05 | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 3.55 | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 4.04 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 | 0.96 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.98 | 1.94 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.55 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 2.07 | 3.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.55 | 4.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 79 Chile 2.87 compare
- 79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.87 compare
- 82 Ghana 2.85 compare
- 83 Portugal 2.77 compare
- 83 South Africa 2.77 compare
More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 805 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,646 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Guyana was 2.86 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 in 1960.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Guyana ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.