Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Guyana
Guyana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 40.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Guyana is 40.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Guyana peaked at 77.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2010.
Guyana ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.2% | — |
| 1965 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 72.9% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.6% | 76.2% | 77.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.7% | 75.7% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 67.8% | 72.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 55.5% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.0% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 27 Argentina 41.9% compare
- 28 Mauritania 41.0% compare
- 29 Maldives 40.5% compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.6% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.5% compare
- 33 Mauritius 39.4% compare
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+ with primary schooling. in Guyana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Guyana was 40.2% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Guyana ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)