Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0837 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana stood at 0.0837 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.116 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0768 units per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0848 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0906 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0933 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0919 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0948 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.087 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0917 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0997 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0995 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0817 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0942 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0851 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0928 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0964 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.099 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1036 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1077 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.116 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1151 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0777 units per person | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0775 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0768 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0837 units per person | +8.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0837 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0783 units per person, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0837 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0767 units per person, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -32.5% | 0.1151 units per person | 0.0777 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0911 units per person | 0.0848 units per person | 0.0948 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0945 units per person | 0.087 units per person | 0.0997 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0817 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0952 units per person | 0.0851 units per person | 0.1036 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1129 units per person | 0.1077 units per person | 0.116 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0789 units per person | 0.0768 units per person | 0.0837 units per person | 4 |
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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Guyana was 0.0837 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.116 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 units per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.