Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana
Guyana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana is 1.02 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana peaked at 1.07 modelled data in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7698 modelled data, in 2017.
That places Guyana 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9481 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8793 modelled data | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8239 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8151 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.823 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8534 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8595 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8548 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8455 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8145 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7846 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7698 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7785 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7914 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8409 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9115 modelled data | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9954 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9763 modelled data | 0.8151 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8175 modelled data | 0.7698 modelled data | 0.8595 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 modelled data | 0.8409 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana was 1.02 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 modelled data in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7698 modelled data in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guyana ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release