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 30.5% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Guyana peaked at 30.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.
That places Guyana 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.6% | — |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 10.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 16.2% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 30.5% 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 30.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guyana ranks 41st out of 206 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 169.9%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release