Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. was 26.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 26.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana peaked at 80.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2010.
That places Guyana 49th 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 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.3% | — |
| 1965 | 80.5% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69.4% | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 66.3% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 57.6% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 78.3% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 74.9% | 69.4% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.0% | 57.6% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 46.8% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 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 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Guyana was 26.3% 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 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling.?
- Guyana ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)