Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana
Guyana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 45.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana, 2004–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 45.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana peaked at 45.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2004.
Guyana ranks 2nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.8% | — |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +90.7% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -41.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +84.1% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 18.8% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 38.6% | 45.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Sint Maarten 68.4%
- 3 Namibia 43.0% compare
- 4 Mozambique 31.9% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 31.5%
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 45.7% 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 45.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2004.
- How does Guyana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 126 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 up 143.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release