Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana
Guyana: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 12.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana, 1970–2019
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.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +126.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +169.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +371.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 29% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 12.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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