Primary completion rate, total in Guyana

Guyana: Primary completion rate, total was 104.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
104.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
104.3%
in 2012
All-time low
73.8%
in 2003
Years of data
31
1971–2012

Primary completion rate, total in Guyana, 1971–2012

02550751001971199120121971: 97.8 % of relevant age group1972: 93.6 % of relevant age group1973: 89.9 % of relevant age group1974: 88 % of relevant age group1976: 83 % of relevant age group1977: 92.3 % of relevant age group1978: 89.4 % of relevant age group1979: 92.1 % of relevant age group1980: 85.5 % of relevant age group1981: 89.2 % of relevant age group1982: 89.7 % of relevant age group1983: 84.5 % of relevant age group1984: 89.3 % of relevant age group1987: 88.3 % of relevant age group1992: 93.3 % of relevant age group1993: 93 % of relevant age group1995: 82.2 % of relevant age group1996: 86.1 % of relevant age group1997: 86.8 % of relevant age group1999: 97.5 % of relevant age group2000: 99.3 % of relevant age group2001: 84.9 % of relevant age group2003: 73.8 % of relevant age group2005: 97.3 % of relevant age group2006: 98.5 % of relevant age group2007: 96.1 % of relevant age group2008: 96.7 % of relevant age group2009: 99.8 % of relevant age group2010: 95.4 % of relevant age group2011: 102.5 % of relevant age group2012: 104.3 % of relevant age group

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Morocco 106.4% compare
  2. 17 Myanmar 105.4% compare
  3. 18 Portugal 104.5%
  4. 20 Georgia 103.8% compare
  5. 21 China (People’s Republic of) 103.5% compare
  6. 22 Venezuela 103.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.