Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
World rank
129th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2023
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Guyana 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Guyana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -10.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 93% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (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 1 GPIA 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 1.23 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guyana ranks 129th 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 down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release