All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala
Guatemala: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 62.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 62.6% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala peaked at 75.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 89th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 65.2% | — |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 65.2% | 75.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 61.7% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Guatemala was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release