All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Guatemala
Guatemala: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 57.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Guatemala, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 57.6% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Guatemala peaked at 86.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 89th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74.0% | — |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.4% | 74.0% | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 67.7% | 86.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 56.0% | 77.8% | 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 upper in Guatemala?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Guatemala was 57.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release