Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 77.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 77.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana peaked at 77.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1960.
That places Guyana 60th 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.4% | — |
| 1965 | 27.4% | +57.2% |
| 1970 | 35.4% | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.4% | 17.4% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 42.5% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 42.0% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 63.3% | 71.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Guyana was 77.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1960.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Guyana ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)