Presentation of data

Figure 1

Unsure
Unsure; 7%

No No; 10%

Yes Yes; 83%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Column1

The main findings of this research were that majority of respondents indicated that there is an
increase in the migration of university graduates from Guyana and it has the presence of some
push factors to be held responsible for this.

Figure 1 showing the percentage of respondents that responded to if they think that there is an
increase in migration of university graduates from Guyana

The graph above shows that 83 percent of the respondents think that indeed university graduates
are migration from Guyana while 10 present of the sample size think that university graduates
are not leaving. There was an unsure 7% of respondents that are not aware of any migration of
university graduates.
Figure 2 showing the percentage of responses on the factors that contributes to the increase
migration of graduates from the university of Guyana.

Figure 2
50% 47%
45%
40% 37%
35%
30%
Percentage of respondents 25%
20%
15% 13%

10%
5% 3%

0%
Lack of proper jobs suiting their qualifications
Political instablity
Lack of proper infastructure and faclities to work in
High cost of living

The graph above shows that majority of the graduates (47%) indicated that due to the lack of
jobs suiting their qualifications, have led to an increase in graduate migration, while 37% blames
the high cost of living, 13% of the graduates responded that the lack of proper infrastructure and
facilities is accountable, whilst just 3% of the total sample body had political instability to be
held accountable for the increase in graduate migration.
Table #1 showing the tabulated results collected from the response to the question, In what
ways do you think the country is affected when university graduates migrate.

Responses Percentage of responses

Loss of valuable human resources 50%
Drop of standards at public 27%
facilities/institutions from the lack of
professionals
Can result to a fall of GDP 7%
Increase in imported labor 3%
The employment of lesser qualified persons to 13%
fill positions that require higher qualifications

From the data collected, 50% of the total respondents indicated that the loss of valuable human
resources is the main effect of university graduate migration, 27% point out that the standards of
public facilities will drop, 7% specify the it can result to a fall of GDP, while just 3% taught there
will be an increase in imported labor and 13% indicated that it will led to the employment of
lesser qualified persons to fill higher positions.
Figure 3 showing a graphical representation of the number of respondents that indicated which
pull factors they think that encourage university graduates to migrate to other countries.

Figure 3
14

12

10

No. of respondents
6

Figure 2 shows that 12 of the total respondents indicated that the availability of jobs is the
leading pull factor for university graduates migrating, while 9 indicated that its because of better
living conditions, 2 individuals taught it was of better medical care, 1 respondent assumed it is
because of enforced security, then 6 indicated that it was due to better educational opportunities,
no respondent indicated that the presence of political freedom in other countries posed as a pull
factor for university migrates.