Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 3.32 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 3.32 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana peaked at 3.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1960.
Guyana ranks 59th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.45 | — |
| 1965 | 0.54 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.61 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.86 | +41.0% |
| 1980 | 1.15 | +33.7% |
| 1985 | 1.52 | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 1.91 | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 2.29 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 2.73 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 3 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 3.32 | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.495 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.735 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.15 | 1.52 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 1.91 | 2.29 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.87 | 2.73 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 56 United Arab Emirates 3.37 compare
- 57 Romania 3.36 compare
- 58 Mauritius 3.34 compare
- 60 South Africa 3.3 compare
- 61 Iran 3.28 compare
- 62 Poland 3.26 compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 3.26 compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana was 3.32 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 25+, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1960.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Guyana ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.