Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Guyana
Guyana: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 104.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Guyana, 1971–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2012, primary completion rate, total in Guyana stood at 104.3%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Guyana peaked at 104.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2003.
Guyana ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.8% | — |
| 1972 | 93.6% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 89.9% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 92.3% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 92.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 84.5% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 102.5% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 104.3% | +1.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 104.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 104.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.8% | 83.0% | 97.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 84.5% | 89.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 82.2% | 97.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 73.8% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 95.4% | 104.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More aid effectiveness data for Guyana
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 20,000 current US$ (2011)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 20,000 current US$ (2012)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 11.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 5.03 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 40,646 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 194,215 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 202,778 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -188,876 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.99 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Guyana?
- Primary completion rate, total in Guyana was 104.3% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2003.
- How does Guyana rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Guyana ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2012.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.