Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
91.3%
in 2005
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2005.
Guyana ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.8% | — |
| 1972 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 94.6% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 97.7% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 96.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 98.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 95.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 97.7% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 91.3% | 94.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.3% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0561 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 48,185 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 217 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 up 4.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release