School completion in Guyana
Guyana: School completion was 99.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.22
in 2025
All-time low
73.5
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Guyana is 99.22, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Guyana peaked at 99.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.5, in 1981.
Guyana ranks 52nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73.5 | — |
| 1982 | 74.69 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 75.93 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 77.11 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 78.25 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 79.4 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 80.43 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 81.41 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 82.39 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 83.34 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 84.28 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 85.13 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 85.9 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 86.61 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.3 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 87.99 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88.73 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.47 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 90.19 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 90.89 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.52 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.11 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.7 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.25 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.77 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.29 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.79 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.28 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.75 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.17 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.55 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.89 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.48 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.73 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.96 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.17 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.35 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.52 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.66 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.92 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.03 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.12 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.22 | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99.22 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.12 | 73.5 | 82.39 | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.89 | 83.34 | 90.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.44 | 90.89 | 95.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 96.17 | 98.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.96 | 98.66 | 99.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Guyana?
- School completion in Guyana was 99.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5 in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for school completion?
- Guyana ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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