Share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 93.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana stood at 93.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana peaked at 95.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1870.
That places Guyana 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1880s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 32.0% | 29.5% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 1900s | 44.2% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 1910s | 55.3% | 51.8% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 66.4% | 64.9% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 71.8% | 69.8% | 73.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 78.8% | 77.9% | 79.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 83.2% | 81.9% | 84.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 88.5% | 87.2% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 92.5% | 94.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 94.7% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.6% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Guyana was 93.1% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1870.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Guyana ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.