Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana
Guyana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 54.1% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
54.1%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
2nd
of 124 countries
All-time high
54.1%
in 2012
All-time low
26.5%
in 2009
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 %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 54.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
That places Guyana 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46.0% | — |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +70.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 26.5% | 46.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 45.1% | 54.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Sint Maarten 78.6%
- 3 Namibia 47.4% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 41.5%
- 5 Zimbabwe 39.4%
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 54.1% 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 54.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2009.
- How does Guyana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Guyana ranks 2nd out of 124 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 17.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release