Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana

Guyana: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 16 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 169 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1998
All-time low
16 years
in 2008
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, 1998–2019

0510151998200820191998: 17 years1999: 17 years2000: 17 years2001: 17 years2002: 17 years2003: 17 years2004: 17 years2005: 17 years2006: 17 years2007: 17 years2008: 16 years2009: 16 years2010: 16 years2011: 16 years2012: 16 years2013: 16 years2014: 16 years2015: 16 years2016: 16 years2017: 16 years2018: 16 years2019: 16 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana stood at 16 years. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana peaked at 17 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 2008.

Guyana ranks 159th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Guyana, 1998 to 2019.
Year years Change
1998 17 years
1999 17 years +0.0%
2000 17 years +0.0%
2001 17 years +0.0%
2002 17 years +0.0%
2003 17 years +0.0%
2004 17 years +0.0%
2005 17 years +0.0%
2006 17 years +0.0%
2007 17 years +0.0%
2008 16 years -5.9%
2009 16 years +0.0%
2010 16 years +0.0%
2011 16 years +0.0%
2012 16 years +0.0%
2013 16 years +0.0%
2014 16 years +0.0%
2015 16 years +0.0%
2016 16 years +0.0%
2017 16 years +0.0%
2018 16 years +0.0%
2019 16 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17 years 17 years 17 years 2
2000s 16.8 years 16 years 17 years 10
2010s 16 years 16 years 16 years 10

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 159 Australia 16 years compare
  2. 159 Austria 16 years compare
  3. 159 Bahamas 16 years compare
  4. 159 Barbados 16 years compare
  5. 159 Curacao 16 years compare
  6. 159 Gibraltar 16 years compare
  7. 159 Myanmar 16 years compare
  8. 159 Singapore 16 years compare
  9. 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 16 years compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana?
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana was 16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 2008.
How does Guyana rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Guyana ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.