Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana
Guyana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 47.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 47.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana peaked at 55.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2012.
Guyana ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | +14.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 47.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 8.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 47.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 39.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 31.7% | 47.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Guyana was 47.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Guyana ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release