School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana
Guyana: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 15,383 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15,383
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
165th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19,103
in 1979
All-time low
14,402
in 2021
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana stood at 15,383.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana peaked at 19,103 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14,402, in 2021.
That places Guyana 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,397 | — |
| 1971 | 17,721 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 17,862 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17,879 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 18,091 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 18,403 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 18,644 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 18,898 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 19,042 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 19,103 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 19,095 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 18,879 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 18,823 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 18,830 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18,790 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 18,692 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 18,516 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 18,268 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 17,933 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 17,539 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 17,154 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 16,851 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 16,600 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16,344 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 16,101 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 15,878 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 15,645 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 15,415 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 15,198 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 14,999 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 14,845 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14,746 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14,707 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14,751 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14,865 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15,172 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15,647 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 16,257 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 16,665 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 16,763 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16,912 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17,005 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16,903 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16,948 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16,869 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16,592 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 16,176 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15,701 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 15,177 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 15,345 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14,529 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 14,402 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 14,560 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14,816 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 15,106 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 15,383 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,304 | 17,397 | 19,103 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,536 | 17,539 | 19,095 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,018 | 14,999 | 17,154 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,442 | 14,707 | 16,763 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,363 | 15,177 | 17,005 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,799 | 14,402 | 15,383 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 162 Suriname 16,634 compare
- 163 Montenegro 16,609 compare
- 164 Brunei Darussalam 16,197 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 15,128 compare
- 167 Cyprus 14,559 compare
- 168 Luxembourg 14,517 compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Guyana was 15,383 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 19,103 in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,402 in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Guyana ranks 165th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release