Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana
Guyana: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1,671 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana is 1,671 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana peaked at 1,671 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 648 number, in 2001.
Guyana ranks 164th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 659 number | — |
| 1999 | 668 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 746 number | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 648 number | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 671 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,053 number | +56.9% |
| 2004 | 1,094 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,119 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,108 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,440 number | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 1,435 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,598 number | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 840 number | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 1,666 number | +98.3% |
| 2012 | 1,542 number | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1,441 number | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,520 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,544 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,568 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,590 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,671 number | +5.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,671 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,395 number, 16% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,671 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,388 number, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +98.3% | 840 number | 1,666 number |
| 2003 | +56.9% | 671 number | 1,053 number |
| 2010 | -47.4% | 1,598 number | 840 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 663.5 number | 659 number | 668 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,091 number | 648 number | 1,598 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,487 number | 840 number | 1,671 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Guyana was 1,671 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,671 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 648 number in 2001.
- How does Guyana rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Guyana ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.