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
86.8%
in 2007
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
Guyana recorded 100.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% 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, 86.8%, in 2007.
That places Guyana 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.2% | — |
| 1972 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 91.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 93.8% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 91.7% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.1% | 91.2% | 94.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 86.8% | 92.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.4% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,601 (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 86.8% in 2007.
- 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 6.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release