Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
19
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana stood at 1 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Guyana 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Guyana ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release