Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana
Guyana: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 71.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana peaked at 87.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.8% | — |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 50.3% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 72.5% | 87.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 66.6% | 80.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 117 Cayman Islands 72.4% compare
- 118 Eswatini 71.9% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 71.7% compare
- 121 East Timor 71.5% compare
- 122 India 71.1% compare
- 123 Palestine 71.1% compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Guyana was 71.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Guyana ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release