Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
World rank
5th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.4157 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
10
1999–2023
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4157 GPIA, in 2009.
Guyana ranks 5th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9354 GPIA | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4765 GPIA | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4157 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5507 GPIA | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5298 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5482 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9073 GPIA | +65.5% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7636 GPIA | 0.4157 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.634 GPIA | 0.5298 GPIA | 0.9073 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 2 Panama 1.08 GPIA compare
- 3 France 1.03 GPIA compare
- 4 Germany 1.01 GPIA compare
- 5 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Comoros 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ethiopia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Fiji 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 5 India 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lesotho 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Madagascar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mali 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Niger 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 5 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
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 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 1 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.23 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4157 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Guyana ranks 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release