Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.01 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana stood at 0.01. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana peaked at 0.06 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
That places Guyana 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 139 Burundi 0.03 compare
- 139 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.03 compare
- 141 Mozambique 0.02 compare
- 142 Malawi 0.01 compare
- 144 Guatemala 0 compare
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 barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Guyana was 0.01 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Guyana ranks 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.