Secondary education, pupils in Guyana
Guyana: Secondary education, pupils was 69,542 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Guyana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Guyana is 69,542, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Guyana peaked at 86,540 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60,412, in 1971.
Guyana ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,619 | 60,412 | 71,327 | 5 |
| 1980s | 72,663 | 67,362 | 76,546 | 4 |
| 1990s | 62,478 | 62,478 | 62,478 | 1 |
| 2000s | 72,198 | 64,954 | 77,945 | 6 |
| 2010s | 84,383 | 80,676 | 86,540 | 3 |
| 2020s | 64,743 | 62,742 | 69,542 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Guyana?
- Secondary education, pupils in Guyana was 69,542 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 86,540 in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,412 in 1971.
- How does Guyana rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Guyana ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.