Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana
Guyana: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 12.0% in 2019. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 12.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana was 12.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release