Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Guatemala
1.95 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
2.06 million number
in 2020
Guatemala rank
67th
Zimbabwe rank
64th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.06 million number against 1.95 million number in Guatemala, a difference of 116,230 number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 863,223 number 822,815 number 40,408 number Guatemala
1980s 1.10 million number 1.21 million number 109,523 number Zimbabwe
1990s 1.48 million number 1.71 million number 235,095 number Zimbabwe
2000s 1.82 million number 1.87 million number 53,907 number Zimbabwe
2010s 2.22 million number 1.88 million number 346,885 number Guatemala
2020s 1.95 million number 2.06 million number 116,230 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Guatemala or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.06 million number against 1.95 million number in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
116,230 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.