Guyana
Last updated March 1, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Guyana is severely underprepared (34th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 34th
- Global rank
- #119
- Regional rank
- #22
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Country profile
Guyana trails global peers in Innovation (27, 18th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (7, 14th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Human Capital and Governance present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Note: Several indicators use imputed values. Policymakers and planners should validate results further before committing to major initiatives.
Key insights
- Falls below many peers at the 34th percentile.
- Places 119th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 22nd within Latin America & Caribbean .
- Scores range from Infrastructure (59.9) to Access & Parity (7.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Chile | 69.50 |
| 42 | 2 | Argentina | 63.66 |
| 45 | 3 | Costa Rica | 62.89 |
| 47 | 4 | Uruguay | 62.23 |
| — | — | Cayman IslandsMicrostate | 60.38 |
| — | — | Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate | 57.67 |
| 64 | 5 | Peru | 57.45 |
| — | — | GrenadaMicrostate | 56.29 |
| — | — | St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate | 55.55 |
| — | — | Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate | 55.09 |
| 77 | 6 | Colombia | 55.01 |
| 78 | 7 | Mexico | 54.67 |
| 80 | 8 | Brazil | 54.12 |
| 83 | 9 | Cuba | 52.99 |
| 85 | 10 | Puerto Rico (US) | 52.67 |
| — | — | BarbadosMicrostate | 52.39 |
| — | — | DominicaMicrostate | 52.39 |
| — | — | CuracaoMicrostate | 52.11 |
| 89 | 11 | Ecuador | 50.85 |
| — | — | St. LuciaMicrostate | 50.63 |
| 92 | 12 | Dominican Republic | 50.59 |
| 94 | 13 | Bolivia | 50.07 |
| 97 | 14 | Bahamas, The | 48.94 |
| — | — | St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate | 48.12 |
| 100 | 15 | Jamaica | 47.76 |
| — | — | ArubaMicrostate | 47.65 |
| — | — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate | 47.32 |
| 101 | 16 | Belize | 46.55 |
| — | — | St. Martin (French part)Microstate | 46.35 |
| 102 | 17 | Panama | 46.27 |
| — | — | Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate | 46.26 |
| — | — | British Virgin IslandsMicrostate | 45.57 |
| 105 | 18 | Paraguay | 44.58 |
| 108 | 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.48 |
| 113 | 20 | Venezuela, RBFCS | 39.09 |
| 117 | 21 | El Salvador | 37.18 |
| 119 | 22 | Guyana | 36.78 |
| 121 | 23 | Suriname | 35.88 |
| 131 | 24 | Honduras | 32.94 |
| 134 | 25 | Guatemala | 31.74 |
| 144 | 26 | Nicaragua | 28.87 |
| 165 | 27 | HaitiFCS | 21.75 |