Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guyana
Guyana: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guyana, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 7.2% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guyana peaked at 22.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2025.
That places Guyana 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.3% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.3% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More economy & growth data for Guyana
- Gross capital formation 32.3% (2005)
- Gross fixed capital formation 266.72 million current US$ (2005)
- Gross fixed capital formation 53.31 billion current LCU (2005)
- Gross fixed capital formation 32.3% (2005)
- Changes in inventories 0 current US$ (2005)
- Changes in inventories 0 current LCU (2005)
- Gross capital formation 266.72 million current US$ (2005)
- Gross capital formation 53.31 billion current LCU (2005)
- External balance on goods and services -41.39 billion current LCU (2005)
- External balance on goods and services -207.09 million current US$ (2005)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guyana?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Guyana was 7.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Guyana ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.