Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana
Guyana: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 75.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana, 1971–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 75.3% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2010.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana peaked at 85.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1974.
That places Guyana 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.3% | — |
| 1972 | 44.7% | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 69.6% | +48.9% |
| 1979 | 71.8% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 74.9% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.4% | 44.7% | 71.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 74.9% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 74.5% | 81.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 68.6% | 85.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 115 Naoero 77.7% compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 77.5% compare
- 117 Belize 75.6% compare
- 119 Paraguay 74.6% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 74.3% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 74.0% compare
More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 805 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,646 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Guyana was 75.3% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1974.
- How does Guyana rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.