Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.13 million in Guatemala as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?

32,160, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Secondary education, pupils

Guatemala

1.13 million

in 2024

Sierra Leone

1.16 million

in 2023

Guatemala rank

71st

Sierra Leone rank

69th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Guatemala
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.16 million against 1.13 million in Guatemala, a difference of 32,160.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 207 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	106,827	47,565	59,263	Guatemala
1980s	195,126	83,279	111,847	Guatemala
1990s	294,907	102,474	192,433	Guatemala
2000s	547,913	155,567	392,346	Guatemala
2010s	1.19 million	484,866	702,195	Guatemala
2020s	1.12 million	965,878	151,399	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.13 million in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?: 32,160, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Guatemala ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.