Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana
Guyana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
1.6%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
45th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2011
All-time low
1.5%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2005–2012
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana, 2005–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2012.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
That places Guyana 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana was 1.6% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Guyana ranks 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2012.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release