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 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
70.7%
in 2007
Years of data
11
1999–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% 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, 70.7%, in 2007.
That places Guyana 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.2% | — |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 92.9% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 70.7% | 93.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.1% | 84.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 805 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,646 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 2023, 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 70.7% in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release