Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana
Guyana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 65.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 65.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana peaked at 65.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.3% | — |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 37.3% | 60.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 61.4% | 65.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Guyana was 65.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Guyana ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2019.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release