Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guam

Guam: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 77.9% in 1989. ▼ Falling

Latest (1989)
77.9%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
207th
of 217 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 1981
All-time low
77.9%
in 1989
Years of data
9
1981–1989

Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guam, 1981–1989

0204060801001981198519891981: 91 %1982: 89.1 %1983: 87.3 %1984: 85.5 %1985: 85.4 %1986: 84.2 %1987: 84.3 %1988: 84.2 %1989: 77.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guam recorded 77.9% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guam peaked at 91.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1989.

Guam ranks 207th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 204 Syria 81.4% compare
  2. 205 Lesotho 80.2% compare
  3. 206 Honduras 79.0% compare
  4. 208 Burkina Faso 77.2% compare
  5. 209 Yemen 77.0% compare
  6. 210 Mali 72.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guam?
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Guam was 77.9% in 1989, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1981.
What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1989.
How does Guam rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
Guam ranks 207th out of 217 countries with data for 1989.
Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.