Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana
Guyana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 9.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana, 1999–2012
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 9.7%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Guyana peaked at 18.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2008.
That places Guyana 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +116.8% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -61.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +213.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -82.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +177.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 3.2% | 18.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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 years (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 9.7% in 2012, 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 18.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Guyana ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release