Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 99.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2025
All-time low
74.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 99.7% for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Guyana peaked at 99.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1981.
Guyana ranks 34th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.3% | — |
| 1982 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.2% | 74.3% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 84.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.1% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Guyana?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Guyana was 99.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Guyana ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release