Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 4.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana is 4.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana peaked at 13.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2010.
That places Guyana 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.2% | — |
| 1965 | 10.9% | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -22.8% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.3% compare
- 81 Peru 5.1% compare
- 82 Zimbabwe 5.1% compare
- 84 Belgium 4.7% compare
- 84 Costa Rica 4.7% compare
- 86 Luxembourg 4.6% compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Guyana was 4.8% 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+ with no education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Guyana ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education