Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
81.3%
in 2007
Years of data
13
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2007.
That places Guyana 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.4% | — |
| 2000 | 83.6% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 92.4% | 92.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 81.3% | 96.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.6% | 90.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release