Guyana — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Guyana, 1970–2018.
Education spending for Guyana was 4.45% in 2018, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1970 to 2018. The highest recorded value was 9.38% in 1979. The lowest was 2.15% in 2009 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.06% per year.
Guyana ranks 76 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Guyana sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 53% since. Over the last decade (2009–2018) the figure moved up 107%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 16 of 36 economies; Peru (4.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 137% in 1999. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1979.
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 31 in 1970 → 4th of 116 in 2000 → 113th of 130 in 2010 → 74th of 156 in 2018.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2018
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.74% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.36% | +2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.39% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 3.12% | -5.0 pp |
| 2005 | 8.14% | +2.6 pp |
| 2004 | 5.51% | -1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 6.96% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 8.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 8.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 8.56% | +5.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.72% | -3.5 pp |
| 1984 | 7.23% | -1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 8.25% | -1.1 pp |
| 1979 | 9.38% | +2.3 pp |
| 1977 | 7.09% | +2.8 pp |
| 1970 | 4.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Education spending in 1977?
7.09% (1977). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2018 the series was growing overall: +2.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2018: 4.45%; 2017: 4.66%; 2016: 4.74%; 2015: 3.9%; 2014: 4.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.