Progression to secondary school in Guyana
Guyana: Progression to secondary school was 95.2% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school in Guyana, 1971–2009
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 95.2% for progression to secondary school in 2009.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Guyana peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1999.
That places Guyana 103rd out of 167 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.9% | — |
| 1972 | 91.1% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 96.7% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 94.9% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 98.9% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.5% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 93.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 95.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 95.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.4%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Progression to secondary school in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +35.7% | 69.0% | 93.6% |
| 1999 | -29.3% | 97.6% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.3% | 91.1% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 69.0% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Guyana?
- Progression to secondary school in Guyana was 95.2% in 2009, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1999.
- How does Guyana rank for progression to secondary school?
- Guyana ranks 103rd out of 167 countries with data for 2009.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).