Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 14.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana stood at 14.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2019.
That places Guyana 43rd out of 58 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.0% | — |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +363.7% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -82.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 21.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 14.6% | 84.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 40 Namibia 20.4% compare
- 41 Switzerland 19.1% compare
- 42 Hungary 18.2% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.5% compare
- 45 New Zealand 13.9% compare
- 46 Belgium 9.9% compare
More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,434 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana was 14.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Guyana ranks 43rd out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release