Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana
Guyana: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana is 1.23 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana peaked at 1.23 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8799 index, in 1981.
Guyana ranks 24th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8799 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8999 index | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9202 index | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.939 index | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9469 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9565 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9662 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9798 index | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9944 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.04 index | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.09 index | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 index | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 index | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.15 index | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 index | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.17 index | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.17 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.17 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.18 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.18 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.22 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.22 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.22 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.22 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.22 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.22 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.23 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.23 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.23 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9425 index | 0.8799 index | 0.9944 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.09 index | 1.01 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 index | 1.17 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 index | 1.18 index | 1.22 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 index | 1.22 index | 1.23 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Guyana was 1.23 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8799 index in 1981.
- How does Guyana rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Guyana ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.