Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana
Guyana: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 12.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 12.0% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana peaked at 12.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1970.
That places Guyana 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +126.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +169.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +371.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Guyana was 12.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.