Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 2.9% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana peaked at 9.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
That places Guyana 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -66.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 34 Saint Lucia 3.4% compare
- 35 Estonia 3.2% compare
- 36 Senegal 3.0% compare
- 38 Central African Republic 2.9% compare
- 39 Belize 2.7%
- 40 Chile 2.4%
More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,065 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4852 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18,454 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 805 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Guyana was 2.9% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Guyana ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release